Colombia vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$870
🏠 One person rent
$309
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$177
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$1589
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
29
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
37
28
🏙️ Population
49.1M
224M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 106% more expensive than in Pakistan ($357). Colombia ranked 127th vs 196th 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 132nd and 152nd 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
$4.97
$1.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$72
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
18.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$364
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$8.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$3.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$36.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$1066

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$417
14.9M
Lahore
$386
11.1M
Faisalabad
$289
3.2M
Peshawar
$352
1.97M
Multan
$307
1.87M
Hyderabad
$297
1.73M
Rawalpindi
$331
2.1M
Gujranwala
$240
2.03M
Islamabad
$389
1.01M
Bahawalpur
$267
762K
Quetta
$313
1M
Sialkot
$298
592K
Sargodha
$330
660K
Larkana
$301
491K
Sukkur
$293
500K
Sheikhupura
$337
473K
Nawabshah
$292
263K
Okara
$290
232K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
399K
Wah
$238
259K
Gujrat
$277
391K
Jhang
$364
414K
Mingora
$311
280K
Mirpur Khas
$326
237K
Mardan
$335
359K
Chiniot
$344
478K
Jacobabad
$289
201K
Burewala
$338
203K
Kamoke
$268
231K
Kohat
$307
171K