Colombia vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$3093
🏠 One person rent
$309
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1095
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$98.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$2392
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$32423
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
8.12
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
63
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
20%
🎓 Higher education
77
87
😀 Quality of life
37
87
🏙️ Population
49.1M
51.5M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 34% less expensive than in South Korea ($1118). Colombia ranked 127th vs 62nd 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 2.1 months in South Korea. Ranked 132nd and 20th 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
$4.97
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$10104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$6925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$17694

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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 South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1444
9.67M
Busan
$1029
3.45M
Incheon
$1020
2.94M
Daegu
$1113
2.44M
Daejeon
$924
1.48M
Gwangju
$1147
1.49M
Suwon
$987
1.23M
Ulsan
$1078
1.15M
Seongnam
$1121
949K
Changwon
$1073
1.05M
Cheongju
$903
849K
Yongin
$1256
971K
Jeju Island
$1056
678K
Goyang
$1144
1.06M
Hwaseong
$1088
904K
Namyangju
$1106
713K
Bucheon
$1152
793K
Gimhae
$907
534K
Jeju
$1003
435K
Cheonan
$940
652K
Ansan
$1127
653K
Siheung
$1081
425K
Uijeongbu
$986
463K
Anyang
$1097
548K
Gunsan
$975
275K
Pohang
$989
504K
Masan
$1006
430K
Jeonju
$787
653K
Pyeongtaek
$924
458K
Paju
$1072
415K