Colombia vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$1131
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2175
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$396
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$1971
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$32487
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
71
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
76
98
😀 Quality of life
46
89
🏙️ Population
52.9M
124M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($890) is 21% less expensive than in Japan ($1131). Colombia ranked 111th vs 78th 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 114th and 20th 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
$5.99
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$1138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$682
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$94.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.7%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$5340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1231
$2928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$9.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.64
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7084
$13435

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1062
8.03M
Medellin
$1071
2.53M
Cali
$829
2.47M
Barranquilla
$909
1.33M
Cartagena
$1155
915K
Soacha
$919
783K
Cucuta
$646
806K
Soledad
$950
676K
Bucaramanga
$754
615K
Pereira
$789
591K
Bello
$915
562K
Villavicencio
$575
664K
Manizales
$717
454K
Valledupar
$687
544K
Buenaventura
$825
424K
Ibague
$529
546K
Santa Marta
$971
506K
Pasto
$637
411K
Palmira
$746
359K
Neiva
$592
380K
Monteria
$703
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$606
301K
Floridablanca
$744
267K
Envigado
$992
229K
Armenia
$719
301K
Sincelejo
$572
287K
Tumaco
$663
213K
Tulua
$537
219K
Florencia
$514
192K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K