Colombia vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$1134
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$364
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1998
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$33121
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
8.23
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
83.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
64
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
20%
🎓 Higher education
77
87
😀 Quality of life
45
85
🏙️ Population
52.9M
51.8M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 27% less expensive than in South Korea ($1134). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 74th for South Korea 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 1.8 months in South Korea. Ranked 115th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs South Korea

We calculate prices for Colombia and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 87 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 South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$6.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$10906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$6575
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$6.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$9.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$15508

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$976
8.03M
Medellin
$1030
2.53M
Cali
$759
2.47M
Barranquilla
$843
1.33M
Cartagena
$1105
915K
Cucuta
$620
806K
Soledad
$883
676K
Soacha
$848
783K
Bello
$881
562K
Manizales
$678
454K
Pereira
$730
591K
Bucaramanga
$693
615K
Villavicencio
$546
664K
Valledupar
$654
544K
Buenaventura
$782
424K
Ibague
$506
546K
Santa Marta
$929
516K
Pasto
$608
411K
Neiva
$565
380K
Palmira
$693
359K
Monteria
$663
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1082
300K
Popayan
$572
301K
Envigado
$950
229K
Floridablanca
$686
267K
Armenia
$667
301K
Sincelejo
$547
287K
Tulua
$511
219K
Tumaco
$622
213K
Florencia
$489
192K

In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1383
9.67M
Busan
$1108
3.45M
Incheon
$1088
2.94M
Daegu
$1062
2.38M
Gwangju
$1081
1.49M
Suwon
$1066
1.23M
Daejeon
$959
1.48M
Ulsan
$1076
1.13M
Seongnam
$1435
919K
Yongin
$1120
1.08M
Cheongju
$924
852K
Hwaseong
$1098
941K
Changwon
$1084
1.01M
Namyangju
$1138
732K
Gimhae
$975
534K
Siheung
$1307
520K
Pyeongtaek
$1141
590K
Pohang
$1024
504K
Goyang
$1097
1.06M
Cheonan
$1153
657K
Bucheon
$1175
772K
Jeju Island
$1100
678K
Uijeongbu
$918
463K
Ansan
$1049
623K
Jeju
$1069
492K
Gwangju
$1196
397K
Paju
$1065
498K
Gunsan
$1020
275K
Hanam
$1178
330K
Sejong
$1020
386K