Colombia vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$322
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$1026
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$23401
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
80.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
49
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
51%
🎓 Higher education
77
86
😀 Quality of life
36
68
🏙️ Population
52.3M
10.5M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 31% less expensive than in Greece ($1105). Colombia ranked 129th vs 66th 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 129th 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
$5.61
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$4.84
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$709
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$2987
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$6743

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1272
643K
Crete
$1150
623K
Thessaloniki
$1106
310K
Patras
$1011
174K
Piraeus
$1045
168K
Heraklion
$1093
145K
Peristeri
$1082
134K
Larissa
$1030
146K
Glyfada
$1437
89.6K
Kallithea
$1159
97.6K
Kifissia
$1265
48.7K
Nikaia
$1054
88.1K
Rhodes
$1070
54.6K
Nea Ionia
$1142
64.6K
Volos
$981
85.8K
Nea Smyrni
$1150
72.9K
Ioannina
$930
64.9K
Trikala
$1015
61.6K
Chalcis
$980
64.5K
Serres
$988
58.4K
Komotini
$899
51.7K
Palaio Faliro
$1258
64.9K
Xanthi
$948
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$911
59.5K
Chania
$1131
54.6K
Lamia
$836
47.5K
Kalamata
$1033
57.7K
Drama
$891
44.3K
Agrinio
$900
50.7K
Katerini
$973
59.2K