Colombia vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2864
🏠 One person rent
$339
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$2190
💸 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
40
89
🏙️ Population
52.3M
124M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($789) is 33% less expensive than in Japan ($1183). Colombia ranked 131st vs 65th 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 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 119th and 15th 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
$5.24
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.13
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$5241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$3177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.7
$61.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.72
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.8
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6151
$12139

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$922
8.03M
Medellin
$937
2.53M
Cali
$751
2.47M
Barranquilla
$807
1.33M
Cartagena
$924
915K
Cucuta
$566
806K
Soledad
$847
676K
Soacha
$821
783K
Pereira
$676
591K
Bucaramanga
$668
615K
Manizales
$651
454K
Bello
$865
562K
Villavicencio
$520
664K
Valledupar
$628
544K
Buenaventura
$751
424K
Ibague
$510
546K
Santa Marta
$908
516K
Pasto
$584
411K
Neiva
$557
380K
Palmira
$690
359K
Monteria
$632
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$554
301K
Floridablanca
$657
267K
Envigado
$909
229K
Armenia
$650
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$491
219K
Tumaco
$604
213K
Florencia
$467
192K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1723
14.3M
Yokohama
$1401
3.76M
Osaka
$1249
2.75M
Nagoya
$1259
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1439
1.54M
Hiroshima
$923
1.2M
Sapporo
$1259
1.96M
Kyoto
$1188
1.46M
Kobe
$1171
1.52M
Saitama
$1085
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1123
1.6M
Sagamihara
$1095
726K
Sendai
$1104
1.06M
Sakai
$1157
824K
Shizuoka
$1080
686K
Kitakyushu
$1097
935K
Yokosuka
$1201
390K
Chiba
$1320
975K
Hachioji
$1339
576K
Amagasaki
$1148
456K
Funabashi
$1184
641K
Wakayama
$1285
353K
Himeji
$1088
528K
Kumamoto
$1039
738K
Kawaguchi
$1073
594K
Utsunomiya
$1110
518K
Niigata
$1103
791K
Hamamatsu
$1071
788K
Machida
$1102
434K
Kagoshima
$1079
594K