Bhutan vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1658
🏠 One person rent
$127
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$368
💸 GDP per capita
$3266
$6630
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
6.65
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
72.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
39
🌐 English speaking %
75%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
1
77
😀 Quality of life
48
37
🏙️ Population
808K
49.1M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($399) is 41% less expensive than in Colombia ($673). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 137th 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 1.2 months in Bhutan compared to 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 86th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Bhutan Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.98
$1.18
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.3
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$532
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
13.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$723
$1710
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$1042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$5.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$48.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$4751

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$389
79.2K
Paro
$470
11.4K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$815
7.74M
Cali
$663
2.47M
Medellin
$821
2.53M
Barranquilla
$742
1.27M
Cartagena
$943
1.04M
Valledupar
$507
544K
Villavicencio
$517
664K
Cucuta
$604
750K
Soacha
$588
660K
Pereira
$521
591K
Bucaramanga
$532
581K
Soledad
$799
456K
Monteria
$598
505K
Envigado
$658
229K
Santa Marta
$673
516K
Buenaventura
$506
424K
Palmira
$560
349K
Manizales
$596
434K
Ibague
$454
541K
Tunja
$440
410K
Pasto
$501
308K
Armenia
$485
301K
Barrancabermeja
$525
300K
Neiva
$418
353K
Floridablanca
$522
267K
Popayan
$429
301K
Bello
$462
372K
Tulua
$455
219K
Sincelejo
$525
287K
Tumaco
$483
213K