Colombia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$3844
🏠 One person rent
$364
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1942
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$40226
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
54
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
77
92
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
52.9M
59M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 48% less expensive than in Italy ($1616). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 32nd 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 115th and 34th 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
$5.43
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$840
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$4727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$2702
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$6.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$10619

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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
$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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K