Colombia vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$4073
🏠 One person rent
$317
$885
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$1657
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$3122
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$52746
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
80.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
78
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
36
92
🏙️ Population
49.1M
84.4M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 56% less expensive than in Germany ($1671). Colombia ranked 130th vs 24th for Germany 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 1.9 months in Germany. Ranked 131st and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Germany

We calculate prices for Colombia and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 662 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 Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$4.61
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$1270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$265
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$4322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$25.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$66.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$12525

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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 Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2104
3.76M
Hamburg City
$2022
1.89M
Munich
$2332
1.51M
Cologne
$1851
1.08M
Frankfurt
$2102
773K
Dusseldorf
$1861
629K
Stuttgart
$2063
633K
Bremen City
$1799
569K
Dortmund
$1523
593K
Nuremberg
$1784
523K
Essen
$1525
585K
Dresden
$1462
563K
Leipzig
$1449
616K
Hanover
$1828
545K
Wuppertal
$1206
359K
Mannheim
$1679
316K
Bielefeld
$1481
338K
Bochum
$1618
366K
Duisburg
$1425
502K
Munster
$1809
321K
Bonn
$1765
336K
Wiesbaden
$1953
283K
Augsburg
$1714
301K
Braunschweig
$1456
252K
Karlsruhe
$1782
309K
Aachen
$1569
252K
Halle
$1320
242K
Chemnitz
$1228
249K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1320
236K
Monchengladbach
$1563
268K