Colombia vs New Zealand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia New Zealand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$4375
🏠 One person rent
$317
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$1847
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$3333
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$48528
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
8.88
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
85
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
97.8%
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
36
89
🏙️ Population
49.1M
5.12M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 62% less expensive than in New Zealand ($1935). Colombia ranked 130th vs 18th for New Zealand 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 New Zealand. Ranked 131st and 15th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs New Zealand

We calculate prices for Colombia and New Zealand as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 31 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 New Zealand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$6.93
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$6644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$5526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$6.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$24.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$12676

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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 New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2205
1.47M
Manukau
$1939
376K
Christchurch
$1981
383K
Wellington
$2235
216K
Hamilton
$1671
177K
Tauranga
$1791
151K
Lower Hutt
$1866
103K
Dunedin
$1463
106K
Napier
$1403
66.3K
Palmerston North
$1318
81.5K
Rotorua
$1274
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1861
59.8K
New Plymouth
$1447
57.6K
Porirua
$1844
59.6K
Nelson
$1640
51.1K
Whangarei
$1531
54.4K
Invercargill
$1359
50.2K
Upper Hutt
$1784
44.3K
Gisborne
$1654
37K
Hastings
$1205
49K
Timaru
$1879
28.7K
Queenstown
$1928
29K
Whanganui
$1573
42.2K
Paraparaumu
$1729
30.1K
Pukekohe
$1634
26.5K
Taupo
$1569
25.4K
Blenheim
$1406
28.2K
Wanaka
$1916
8.9K
Masterton
$1334
21.4K
Avarua
$1099
4.01K