Australia vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$2272
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$539
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$7919
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
6.91
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
37
🌐 English speaking %
91.1%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
98
76
😀 Quality of life
97
48
🏙️ Population
27.2M
52.9M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 165% more expensive than in Colombia ($928). Australia ranked 11th vs 110th for Colombia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.6 months in Colombia. Ranked 4th and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Australia and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 50 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.68
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$97.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$1320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$6.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$8.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$7215

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Cities Comparison in Australia vs Colombia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1106
8.03M
Medellin
$1162
2.53M
Cali
$850
2.47M
Barranquilla
$931
1.33M
Soacha
$958
783K
Cartagena
$1186
915K
Cucuta
$674
806K
Manizales
$737
454K
Soledad
$967
676K
Bucaramanga
$816
615K
Pereira
$862
591K
Bello
$1012
562K
Ibague
$537
546K
Villavicencio
$593
664K
Valledupar
$698
544K
Buenaventura
$856
424K
Santa Marta
$973
506K
Pasto
$675
411K
Palmira
$788
359K
Barrancabermeja
$1001
300K
Neiva
$606
380K
Popayan
$631
301K
Monteria
$733
400K
Armenia
$749
301K
Floridablanca
$795
267K
Envigado
$1041
229K
Tulua
$563
219K
Riohacha
$815
223K
Tumaco
$694
213K
Sincelejo
$586
287K