Colombia vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$2794
🏠 One person rent
$309
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$66.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$1060
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$20867
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
7.49
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
49
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
51%
🎓 Higher education
77
86
😀 Quality of life
37
69
🏙️ Population
49.1M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 36% less expensive than in Greece ($1146). Colombia ranked 127th vs 57th for Greece 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 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 132nd and 45th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Greece

We calculate prices for Colombia and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.97
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$4.44
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$3051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$2362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$8.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$44.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$7251

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1144
623K
Athens
$1287
664K
Thessaloniki
$1177
315K
Piraeus
$1097
164K
Patras
$1037
167K
Heraklion
$1075
141K
Larissa
$1067
145K
Peristeri
$1172
140K
Glyfada
$1475
87.3K
Kallithea
$1235
101K
Nikaia
$1137
89.4K
Kifissia
$1467
47.3K
Volos
$1090
86K
Nea Ionia
$1250
67.1K
Nea Smyrni
$1239
73.1K
Ioannina
$1098
65.6K
Komotini
$1001
51K
Lamia
$887
52K
Palaio Faliro
$1334
64K
Trikala
$945
61.7K
Xanthi
$1027
56.1K
Serres
$1027
58.3K
Chania
$1169
53.9K
Alexandroupoli
$907
57.8K
Chalcis
$1086
59.1K
Rhodes
$1061
49.5K
Kalamata
$1058
53K
Katerini
$1047
56K
Agrinio
$943
46.9K
Kozani
$984
41.1K