Colombia vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$927
🏠 One person rent
$317
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$137
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$172
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$1407
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
29
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
36
24
🏙️ Population
49.1M
224M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 93% more expensive than in Pakistan ($381). Colombia ranked 130th vs 195th for Pakistan 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 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 131st and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Colombia and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
20.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$655
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$7.16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$4.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$13.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$15.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$36.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$1265

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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 Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$429
14.9M
Lahore
$406
11.1M
Faisalabad
$319
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$376
2.1M
Peshawar
$338
1.97M
Multan
$371
1.87M
Islamabad
$439
1.01M
Gujranwala
$280
2.03M
Hyderabad
$315
1.73M
Sialkot
$335
592K
Bahawalpur
$294
762K
Quetta
$285
1M
Sargodha
$456
660K
Sheikhupura
$376
473K
Mardan
$372
404K
Sukkur
$325
500K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
399K
Larkana
$327
491K
Okara
$310
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$323
259K
Mingora
$354
280K
Chiniot
$373
478K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Sahiwal
$312
248K
Nawabshah
$341
263K
Kamoke
$308
231K
Kohat
$374
171K
Jacobabad
$313
201K
Mirpur Khas
$376
237K