Colombia vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$411
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$169
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$1134
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
4.7
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
38
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
76
59
😀 Quality of life
48
22
🏙️ Population
52.9M
132M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($928) is 14% less expensive than in Ethiopia ($1081). Colombia ranked 110th vs 84th 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 0.6 months in Colombia compared to 0.2 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 106th and 173rd 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
$6.28
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
17.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1320
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$2.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$0.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.45
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7215
$30081

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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

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1148
5.7M
Gondar
$923
324K
Mekelle
$748
324K
Awasa
$910
300K
Dire Dawa
$1050
277K
Bahir Dar
$800
243K
Dessie
$931
188K
Jimma
$746
178K
Harar
$1050
157K
Jijiga
$1045
126K