Colombia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$3660
🏠 One person rent
$317
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1757
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$38373
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
56
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
77
92
😀 Quality of life
36
78
🏙️ Population
49.1M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 51% less expensive than in Italy ($1493). Colombia ranked 130th 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 131st 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
$5.11
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$5.39
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$1004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$4368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$97.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$10528

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K