Colombia vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$2211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2175
$5162
🏠 One person rent
$396
$1221
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$2007
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$3584
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$54177
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
7.52
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
62
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
85%
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
46
85
🏙️ Population
52.9M
9.97M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($890) is 60% less expensive than in Israel ($2211). Colombia ranked 111th vs 15th 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 1.6 months in Israel. Ranked 114th and 26th 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
$5.99
$23.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$9.7
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$2188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$1666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.7%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$11147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1231
$7278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$73
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$24.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.2
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.64
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$1198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7084
$17022

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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
$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 Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2483
936K
Tel Aviv
$2702
468K
Haifa
$1930
283K
Petah Tikva
$2253
236K
Bnei Brak
$2385
194K
Holon
$2031
194K
Rishon LeZion
$2403
250K
Beersheba
$1700
209K
Ramat Gan
$2451
159K
Netanya
$2136
217K
Ashkelon
$1761
134K
Beit Shemesh
$1823
119K
Rehovot
$2066
133K
Bat Yam
$2147
129K
Herzliya
$3089
94K
Kfar Saba
$2346
101K
Hadera
$1887
95.7K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
97.1K
Ra'anana
$2432
74K
Afula
$1909
60K
Lod
$2154
75.7K
Rahat
$1962
64.5K
Ramat HaSharon
$2110
46.7K
Rosh HaAyin
$2270
56.3K
Eilat
$1853
51.9K
Nazareth
$1981
83.4K
Kiryat Ono
$2192
41.9K
Kiryat Gat
$2079
55K
Nahariya
$1894
60K
Givatayim
$2449
59.5K