Colombia vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$4068
🏠 One person rent
$364
$903
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$2825
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$46150
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
8.21
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
67
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
77
86
😀 Quality of life
45
85
🏙️ Population
52.9M
68.5M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 52% less expensive than in France ($1728). Colombia ranked 123rd 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 115th and 23rd 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
$5.43
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$885
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$6278
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$4604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$22.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$11969

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2517
2.15M
Marseille
$1733
877K
Lyon
$1693
521K
Toulouse
$1657
512K
Nice
$1884
354K
Montpellier
$1593
307K
Strasbourg
$1620
292K
Nantes
$1574
325K
Lille
$1651
239K
Bordeaux
$1680
265K
Rennes
$1469
228K
Amiens
$1300
135K
Villeurbanne
$1638
162K
Angers
$1715
158K
Grenoble
$1525
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
120K
Le Mans
$1344
145K
Saint-Etienne
$1239
173K
Toulon
$1478
181K
Reims
$1486
178K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1472
148K
Orleans
$1335
116K
Saint-Denis
$1932
115K
Dijon
$1483
160K
Nimes
$1340
150K
Brest
$1202
141K
Le Havre
$1256
166K
Metz
$1526
122K
Argenteuil
$1942
107K
Tours
$1286
139K