Colombia vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$4890
🏠 One person rent
$317
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$2100
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$3622
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$62537
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
79
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
36
93
🏙️ Population
49.1M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 65% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2088). Colombia ranked 130th vs 14th for the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands. Ranked 131st and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Colombia and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$5.78
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$2134
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$4471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$1910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$9328

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2859
921K
Rotterdam
$2219
664K
The Hague
$2094
548K
Utrecht
$2184
359K
Eindhoven
$2023
244K
Groningen
$1814
238K
Tilburg
$1865
228K
Arnhem
$1661
164K
Breda
$1750
183K
Almere
$2076
215K
Nijmegen
$1827
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
159K
Enschede
$1973
160K
Haarlem
$2373
163K
Leiden
$2228
124K
Apeldoorn
$2027
139K
Maastricht
$1940
120K
Venlo
$1751
102K
Zwolle
$1841
130K
Emmen
$1900
107K
Delft
$1991
109K
Hilversum
$2180
91.2K
Purmerend
$2064
81.5K
Zutphen
$1769
47.4K
Deventer
$2006
101K
Zeist
$2375
65K
Heerlen
$1515
86.9K
Roosendaal
$1920
77K
Leeuwarden
$1625
93.8K
Assen
$1798
68.8K