Colombia vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$364
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1287
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$23311
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
41
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
77
81
😀 Quality of life
45
69
🏙️ Population
52.9M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 26% less expensive than in Hungary ($1121). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 79th for Hungary 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 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 115th and 49th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Colombia and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 33 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 Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$762
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$3671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$2636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$51.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$9660

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$976
8.03M
Medellin
$1030
2.53M
Cali
$759
2.47M
Barranquilla
$843
1.33M
Cartagena
$1105
915K
Cucuta
$620
806K
Soledad
$883
676K
Soacha
$848
783K
Bello
$881
562K
Manizales
$678
454K
Pereira
$730
591K
Bucaramanga
$693
615K
Villavicencio
$546
664K
Valledupar
$654
544K
Buenaventura
$782
424K
Ibague
$506
546K
Santa Marta
$929
516K
Pasto
$608
411K
Neiva
$565
380K
Palmira
$693
359K
Monteria
$663
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1082
300K
Popayan
$572
301K
Envigado
$950
229K
Floridablanca
$686
267K
Armenia
$667
301K
Sincelejo
$547
287K
Tulua
$511
219K
Tumaco
$622
213K
Florencia
$489
192K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1377
1.69M
Debrecen
$1058
202K
Szeged
$934
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$735
115K
Gyor
$861
130K
Miskolc
$913
144K
Szekesfehervar
$884
96K
Pecs
$1033
140K
Kecskemet
$895
109K
Szombathely
$823
77.8K
Sopron
$1052
61.6K
Erd
$936
71.3K
Budafok-Teteny
$1089
56.5K
Eger
$949
49.5K
Veszprem
$973
56K
Szolnok
$806
66.4K
Tatabanya
$943
65.9K
Kaposvar
$802
58.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$823
41.4K
Vac
$1070
34K
Dunakeszi
$1081
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$864
54.5K
Nagykanizsa
$817
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$917
34.2K
Zalaegerszeg
$845
55.2K
Cegled
$1002
36.4K
Godollo
$1059
32.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$808
41.8K
Salgotarjan
$971
30.9K