Colombia vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$2891
🏠 One person rent
$317
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$1231
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1501
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$22113
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
54
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
77
83
😀 Quality of life
36
72
🏙️ Population
49.1M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 41% less expensive than in Poland ($1248). Colombia ranked 130th vs 49th for Poland 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 131st and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Poland

We calculate prices for Colombia and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.58
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$3488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$9.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$8082

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1780
1.86M
Krakow
$1543
804K
Wroclaw
$1381
673K
Lodz
$1224
671K
Poznan
$1298
547K
Gdansk
$1382
486K
Szczecin
$1169
396K
Gdynia
$1334
245K
Bydgoszcz
$1068
338K
Lublin
$1257
335K
Katowice
$1156
279K
Bialystok
$1002
294K
Rzeszow
$1117
196K
Torun
$957
198K
Czestochowa
$1053
213K
Gliwice
$1007
174K
Kielce
$1021
187K
Zabrze
$975
157K
Sosnowiec
$1060
194K
Zielona Gora
$984
140K
Bytom
$962
153K
Radom
$932
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1040
134K
Olsztyn
$1134
170K
Opole
$1077
127K
Tychy
$1035
125K
Bielsko-Biala
$1122
169K
Rybnik
$941
134K
Chorzow
$1023
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
117K