Colombia vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Colombia Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$5376
🏠 One person rent
$309
$1611
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$2753
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$3282
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
8.79
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
77
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
77
88
😀 Quality of life
37
93
🏙️ Population
49.1M
5.12M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 70% less expensive than in Ireland ($2438). Colombia ranked 127th vs 6th for Ireland 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 1.3 months in Ireland. Ranked 132nd and 8th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Colombia vs Ireland infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Colombia vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Colombia and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.97
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$6.77
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$1615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$1363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$2370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$5753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$4339
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$7.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$92.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$1238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$8494

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Ireland

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2713
553K
Cork
$2311
222K
Galway
$2244
83.5K
Limerick
$1955
58.3K
Waterford
$2183
48.4K
Dundalk
$1869
39K
Drogheda
$2391
41K
Swords
$2436
36.9K
Naas
$2283
21.4K
Kilkenny
$1744
22.2K
Tralee
$2006
26.1K
Wexford
$1775
20.2K