Colombia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$322
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$1682
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
54
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
77
92
😀 Quality of life
36
77
🏙️ Population
52.3M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 47% less expensive than in Italy ($1427). Colombia ranked 129th vs 36th 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 129th and 36th 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
$5.61
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$5.13
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$4184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$6.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$10713

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K