Colombia vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$309
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
26
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
77
85
😀 Quality of life
37
44
🏙️ Population
49.1M
147M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 13% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Colombia ranked 127th vs 143rd for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 132nd and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Russia

We calculate prices for Colombia and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.97
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K