Colombia vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$2445
🏠 One person rent
$317
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$831
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1087
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$22147
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
42
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
57%
🎓 Higher education
77
81
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
49.1M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 26% less expensive than in Hungary ($991). Colombia ranked 130th vs 86th 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 131st and 47th 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
$5.11
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$44.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.07
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$474
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$842
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$85.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$3094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$9.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$9480

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1185
1.69M
Debrecen
$924
202K
Szeged
$860
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$770
115K
Gyor
$788
130K
Miskolc
$784
144K
Pecs
$851
140K
Szekesfehervar
$805
96K
Kecskemet
$953
109K
Erd
$849
71.3K
Szombathely
$789
77.8K
Sopron
$860
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$960
56.5K
Tatabanya
$910
65.9K
Eger
$864
49.5K
Szolnok
$712
66.4K
Veszprem
$883
56K
Dunakeszi
$1018
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$743
54.5K
Szigetszentmiklos
$901
40.1K
Hodmezovasarhely
$837
41.8K
Zalaegerszeg
$814
55.2K
Godollo
$992
32.5K
Vac
$876
34K
Nagykanizsa
$790
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$827
34.2K
Kaposvar
$745
58.8K
Cegled
$849
36.4K
Salgotarjan
$879
30.9K
Ozd
$879
30.6K