Colombia vs Qatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Qatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3953
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1123
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$1932
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$2928
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$76276
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
5.41
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
82.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
59
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
30%
🎓 Higher education
77
71
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
52.3M
2.64M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($789) is 55% less expensive than in Qatar ($1760). Colombia ranked 131st vs 25th for Qatar 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 Qatar. Ranked 119th and 37th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Qatar

We calculate prices for Colombia and Qatar as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 2 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 Qatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$12.4
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$885
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$2594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$1783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$5374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.7
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$4.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.72
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.8
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6151
$11319

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$922
8.03M
Medellin
$937
2.53M
Cali
$751
2.47M
Barranquilla
$807
1.33M
Cartagena
$924
915K
Cucuta
$566
806K
Soledad
$847
676K
Soacha
$821
783K
Pereira
$676
591K
Bucaramanga
$668
615K
Manizales
$651
454K
Bello
$865
562K
Villavicencio
$520
664K
Valledupar
$628
544K
Buenaventura
$751
424K
Ibague
$510
546K
Santa Marta
$908
516K
Pasto
$584
411K
Neiva
$557
380K
Palmira
$690
359K
Monteria
$632
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$554
301K
Floridablanca
$657
267K
Envigado
$909
229K
Armenia
$650
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$491
219K
Tumaco
$604
213K
Florencia
$467
192K

In Qatar

City Cost of living Population
Doha
$1762
1.19M
Al Khor
$1688
31.5K