Colombia vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$2120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$4932
🏠 One person rent
$364
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1951
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$3258
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$54177
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
7.54
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
64
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
85%
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
45
84
🏙️ Population
52.9M
9.97M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 61% less expensive than in Israel ($2120). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 16th for Israel 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 1.5 months in Israel. Ranked 115th and 25th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Israel

We calculate prices for Colombia and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 67 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 Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$90.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$17.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$9.48
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$963
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$9722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$7252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$4.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$15010

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Israel

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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 Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2447
936K
Tel Aviv
$2492
468K
Haifa
$1840
283K
Petah Tikva
$2124
236K
Bnei Brak
$2286
194K
Rishon LeZion
$2233
250K
Ramat Gan
$2440
159K
Holon
$1937
194K
Beersheba
$1645
209K
Netanya
$2247
217K
Ashkelon
$1850
134K
Rehovot
$1947
133K
Bat Yam
$2040
129K
Beit Shemesh
$1747
119K
Herzliya
$2937
94K
Hadera
$1786
95.7K
Kfar Saba
$2214
101K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
97.1K
Afula
$1817
60K
Ra'anana
$2290
74K
Nazareth
$1850
83.4K
Lod
$1998
75.7K
Ramat HaSharon
$1974
46.7K
Rahat
$1879
64.5K
Eilat
$1734
51.9K
Rosh HaAyin
$2153
56.3K
Kiryat Ono
$2135
41.9K
Nahariya
$1775
60K
Kiryat Gat
$2032
55K
Umm al-Fahm
$1954
55.3K