Colombia vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$3796
🏠 One person rent
$322
$799
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$2516
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$44691
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
8.21
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
67
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
77
86
😀 Quality of life
36
84
🏙️ Population
52.3M
68.4M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 51% less expensive than in France ($1542). Colombia ranked 129th vs 27th for France 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 1.6 months in France. Ranked 129th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs France

We calculate prices for Colombia and France as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$6.49
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$787
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$618
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$5861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$4268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$673
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$10898

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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 France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2267
2.15M
Marseille
$1571
877K
Lyon
$1570
521K
Toulouse
$1499
512K
Nice
$1673
354K
Nantes
$1440
325K
Strasbourg
$1403
292K
Montpellier
$1472
307K
Bordeaux
$1529
265K
Lille
$1391
239K
Rennes
$1339
228K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
120K
Amiens
$1192
135K
Villeurbanne
$1567
162K
Angers
$1275
158K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1299
148K
Nanterre
$1660
98.1K
Le Mans
$1201
145K
Orleans
$1182
116K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
80.8K
Aix-en-Provence
$1568
148K
Grenoble
$1434
156K
Toulon
$1308
181K
Argenteuil
$1752
107K
Saint-Etienne
$1081
173K
Reims
$1329
178K
Nimes
$1231
150K
Saint-Denis
$1726
115K
Brest
$1078
141K
Le Havre
$1123
166K