Colombia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$4535
🏠 One person rent
$317
$1090
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$1840
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$3522
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$87962
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
84
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
36
93
🏙️ Population
49.1M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 64% less expensive than in Norway ($2035). Colombia ranked 130th vs 16th for Norway 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 Norway. Ranked 131st and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Norway

We calculate prices for Colombia and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$96
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$9.4
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1093
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$1494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$55.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$4798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$33.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$7000

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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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2343
709K
Bergen
$2161
291K
Trondheim
$2272
213K
Baerum
$1885
130K
Stavanger
$2139
146K
Asker
$2149
97.8K
Drammen
$1724
103K
Lillestrom
$1955
91.5K
Sandnes
$1824
82.5K
Tromso
$2239
78K
Fredrikstad
$1964
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1852
58.6K
Moss
$1908
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1393
64.1K
Alesund
$1657
52.2K
Skien
$1714
55.9K
Karmoy
$1548
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1577
59K
Sandefjord
$1821
44.4K
Bodo
$1759
41.7K
Arendal
$1710
37.8K
Molde
$1969
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1547
37.1K
Jessheim
$1826
23.9K
Halden
$1645
31.7K
Gjovik
$1816
30.6K
Hamar
$1898
27.9K
Kongsberg
$1884
28.8K
Kristiansund
$1752
24.2K
Larvik
$1713
24.6K