Colombia vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$364
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
71
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
77
98
😀 Quality of life
45
89
🏙️ Population
52.9M
124M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 26% less expensive than in Japan ($1130). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 76th for Japan 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 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 115th and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Japan

We calculate prices for Colombia and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$12869

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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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K