Colombia vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2175
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$396
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$383
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
39
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
76
73
😀 Quality of life
46
46
🏙️ Population
52.9M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Colombia ($890) is 110% more expensive than in India ($425). Colombia ranked 111th vs 192nd for India 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 India. Ranked 114th and 111th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs India

We calculate prices for Colombia and India as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.7%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1839
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1231
$889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.2
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.64
$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7084
$2121

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs India

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1062
8.03M
Medellin
$1071
2.53M
Cali
$829
2.47M
Barranquilla
$909
1.33M
Cartagena
$1155
915K
Soacha
$919
783K
Cucuta
$646
806K
Soledad
$950
676K
Bucaramanga
$754
615K
Pereira
$789
591K
Bello
$915
562K
Villavicencio
$575
664K
Manizales
$717
454K
Valledupar
$687
544K
Buenaventura
$825
424K
Ibague
$529
546K
Santa Marta
$971
506K
Pasto
$637
411K
Palmira
$746
359K
Neiva
$592
380K
Monteria
$703
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$606
301K
Floridablanca
$744
267K
Envigado
$992
229K
Armenia
$719
301K
Sincelejo
$572
287K
Tumaco
$663
213K
Tulua
$537
219K
Florencia
$514
192K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M