Colombia vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2175
$2777
🏠 One person rent
$396
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$804
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$2268
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$36239
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
8.15
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
83.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
63
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
20%
🎓 Higher education
76
87
😀 Quality of life
46
87
🏙️ Population
52.9M
51.8M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($890) is 20% less expensive than in South Korea ($1114). Colombia ranked 111th vs 80th 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 2 months in South Korea. Ranked 114th and 23rd 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
$5.99
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$1123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$98.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.7%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$11512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1231
$6605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$9.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.64
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7084
$17691

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs South Korea

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1062
8.03M
Medellin
$1071
2.53M
Cali
$829
2.47M
Barranquilla
$909
1.33M
Cartagena
$1155
915K
Soacha
$919
783K
Cucuta
$646
806K
Soledad
$950
676K
Bucaramanga
$754
615K
Pereira
$789
591K
Bello
$915
562K
Villavicencio
$575
664K
Manizales
$717
454K
Valledupar
$687
544K
Buenaventura
$825
424K
Ibague
$529
546K
Santa Marta
$971
506K
Pasto
$637
411K
Palmira
$746
359K
Neiva
$592
380K
Monteria
$703
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$606
301K
Floridablanca
$744
267K
Envigado
$992
229K
Armenia
$719
301K
Sincelejo
$572
287K
Tumaco
$663
213K
Tulua
$537
219K
Florencia
$514
192K

In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1363
9.67M
Busan
$1114
3.45M
Incheon
$1057
3.05M
Daegu
$1043
2.38M
Gwangju
$1062
1.41M
Daejeon
$922
1.48M
Ulsan
$1020
1.13M
Suwon
$1030
1.23M
Seongnam
$1425
919K
Yongin
$1102
1.08M
Cheongju
$903
848K
Hwaseong
$1076
1M
Changwon
$1032
1.01M
Namyangju
$1120
732K
Goyang
$1092
1.06M
Gimhae
$946
534K
Jeju
$1064
698K
Siheung
$1292
514K
Pyeongtaek
$1095
607K
Pohang
$1030
504K
Cheonan
$1121
657K
Bucheon
$1167
772K
Uijeongbu
$913
463K
Jeju Island
$1079
666K
Paju
$1049
498K
Ansan
$1044
623K
Gwangju
$1179
397K
Hanam
$1162
330K
Gunsan
$1002
275K
Sejong
$986
392K