Colombia vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$322
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1248
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$2732
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$52926
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
88
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
77
97
😀 Quality of life
36
90
🏙️ Population
52.3M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 50% less expensive than in Finland ($1521). Colombia ranked 129th vs 30th 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 129th 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
$5.61
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$1054
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$4844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$3155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$8342

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Finland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K