Colombia vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$2959
🏠 One person rent
$317
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$2197
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$33834
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
73
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
77
98
😀 Quality of life
36
89
🏙️ Population
49.1M
125M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 37% less expensive than in Japan ($1160). Colombia ranked 130th 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 131st and 16th 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
$5.11
$6.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$60.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$11669

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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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K