Colombia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$1624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$3873
🏠 One person rent
$411
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$1952
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$40385
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
8.28
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
53
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
28.2%
🎓 Higher education
76
92
😀 Quality of life
48
82
🏙️ Population
52.9M
59M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($928) is 43% less expensive than in Italy ($1624). Colombia ranked 110th vs 35th for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Colombia compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 106th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Italy

We calculate prices for Colombia and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.28
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$834
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$613
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$4759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1320
$2544
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.45
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7215
$11665

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Italy

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1106
8.03M
Medellin
$1162
2.53M
Cali
$850
2.47M
Barranquilla
$931
1.33M
Soacha
$958
783K
Cartagena
$1186
915K
Cucuta
$674
806K
Manizales
$737
454K
Soledad
$967
676K
Bucaramanga
$816
615K
Pereira
$862
591K
Bello
$1012
562K
Ibague
$537
546K
Villavicencio
$593
664K
Valledupar
$698
544K
Buenaventura
$856
424K
Santa Marta
$973
506K
Pasto
$675
411K
Palmira
$788
359K
Barrancabermeja
$1001
300K
Neiva
$606
380K
Popayan
$631
301K
Monteria
$733
400K
Armenia
$749
301K
Floridablanca
$795
267K
Envigado
$1041
229K
Tulua
$563
219K
Riohacha
$815
223K
Tumaco
$694
213K
Sincelejo
$586
287K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K