Colombia vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$364
$685
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1102
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$1011
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
5.16
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
37
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
77
59
😀 Quality of life
45
23
🏙️ Population
52.9M
132M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 31% less expensive than in Ethiopia ($1210). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 61st for Ethiopia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.2 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 115th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Ethiopia

We calculate prices for Colombia and Ethiopia as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 10 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.

Colombia Ethiopia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1647
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$118
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
17.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$2482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$5.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$1.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$3.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$29978

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$976
8.03M
Medellin
$1030
2.53M
Cali
$759
2.47M
Barranquilla
$843
1.33M
Cartagena
$1105
915K
Cucuta
$620
806K
Soledad
$883
676K
Soacha
$848
783K
Bello
$881
562K
Manizales
$678
454K
Pereira
$730
591K
Bucaramanga
$693
615K
Villavicencio
$546
664K
Valledupar
$654
544K
Buenaventura
$782
424K
Ibague
$506
546K
Santa Marta
$929
516K
Pasto
$608
411K
Neiva
$565
380K
Palmira
$693
359K
Monteria
$663
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1082
300K
Popayan
$572
301K
Envigado
$950
229K
Floridablanca
$686
267K
Armenia
$667
301K
Sincelejo
$547
287K
Tulua
$511
219K
Tumaco
$622
213K
Florencia
$489
192K

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1289
5.7M
Awasa
$1031
300K
Bahir Dar
$864
243K
Mekelle
$826
324K
Gondar
$1016
324K
Dessie
$1039
188K
Dire Dawa
$1175
277K
Jimma
$802
178K
Harar
$1175
157K
Jijiga
$1169
126K