Colombia vs Gabon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Gabon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$1763
🏠 One person rent
$317
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$501
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$8420
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
6.5
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
65.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
28
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
77
10
😀 Quality of life
36
27
🏙️ Population
49.1M
2.03M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 6% more expensive than in Gabon ($696). Colombia ranked 130th vs 140th for Gabon 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 0.7 months in Gabon. Ranked 131st and 151st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Gabon

We calculate prices for Colombia and Gabon as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 2 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 Gabon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$48.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1331
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$8.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$6338

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Gabon

City Cost of living Population
Libreville
$702
797K
Port-Gentil
$659
136K