Colombia vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$3851
🏠 One person rent
$317
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$1330
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$2875
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$53756
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
8.7
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
87
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
36
90
🏙️ Population
49.1M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 54% less expensive than in Finland ($1615). Colombia ranked 130th vs 27th for Finland 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 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 131st and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Finland

We calculate prices for Colombia and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$8.01
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$774
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$4889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$3208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$8.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$13.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$9041

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1936
676K
Espoo
$2023
315K
Tampere
$1527
255K
Vantaa
$1782
248K
Oulu
$1601
215K
Turku
$1591
202K
Jyvaskyla
$1466
148K
Joensuu
$1499
78.2K
Lahti
$1453
121K
Kuopio
$1414
124K
Hameenlinna
$1431
68.3K
Pori
$1325
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1441
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1378
73K
Kouvola
$1447
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1301
66.3K
Vaasa
$1446
69K
Lohja
$1363
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1389
51.9K
Salo
$1571
51.1K
Tuusula
$1570
41.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1562
44.8K
Kokkola
$1384
48.3K
Jarvenpaa
$1631
46.5K
Nokia
$1499
35.7K
Kaarina
$1546
36.4K
Porvoo
$1453
51.5K
Kerava
$1532
38.2K
Ylojarvi
$1496
33.7K
Kajaani
$1410
36.5K