Colombia vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$411
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$1022
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$1176
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$24626
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
7.74
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
50
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
51%
🎓 Higher education
76
87
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
52.9M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($928) is 26% less expensive than in Greece ($1253). Colombia ranked 110th vs 61st 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 0.6 months in Colombia compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 106th and 43rd 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
$6.28
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1320
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$5.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.45
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7215
$8295

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1106
8.03M
Medellin
$1162
2.53M
Cali
$850
2.47M
Barranquilla
$931
1.33M
Soacha
$958
783K
Cartagena
$1186
915K
Cucuta
$674
806K
Manizales
$737
454K
Soledad
$967
676K
Bucaramanga
$816
615K
Pereira
$862
591K
Bello
$1012
562K
Ibague
$537
546K
Villavicencio
$593
664K
Valledupar
$698
544K
Buenaventura
$856
424K
Santa Marta
$973
506K
Pasto
$675
411K
Palmira
$788
359K
Barrancabermeja
$1001
300K
Neiva
$606
380K
Popayan
$631
301K
Monteria
$733
400K
Armenia
$749
301K
Floridablanca
$795
267K
Envigado
$1041
229K
Tulua
$563
219K
Riohacha
$815
223K
Tumaco
$694
213K
Sincelejo
$586
287K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K