Colombia vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$673
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1658
$2976
🏠 One person rent
$289
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$1138
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$368
$1865
💸 GDP per capita
$6630
$29350
😃 Human freedom index
6.65
8.08
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
60
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
22%
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
37
80
🏙️ Population
49.1M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($673) is 48% less expensive than in Spain ($1302). Colombia ranked 137th vs 41st for Spain 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 1.4 months in Spain. Ranked 131st and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Spain

We calculate prices for Colombia and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.25
 Cappuccino
$1.65
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$532
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$914
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$84.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.07%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$3354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1042
$2210
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.94
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.86
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4751
$7821

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$815
7.74M
Cali
$663
2.47M
Medellin
$821
2.53M
Barranquilla
$742
1.27M
Cartagena
$943
1.04M
Valledupar
$507
544K
Villavicencio
$517
664K
Cucuta
$604
750K
Soacha
$588
660K
Pereira
$521
591K
Bucaramanga
$532
581K
Soledad
$799
456K
Monteria
$598
505K
Envigado
$658
229K
Santa Marta
$673
516K
Buenaventura
$506
424K
Palmira
$560
349K
Manizales
$596
434K
Ibague
$454
541K
Tunja
$440
410K
Pasto
$501
308K
Armenia
$485
301K
Barrancabermeja
$525
300K
Neiva
$418
353K
Floridablanca
$522
267K
Popayan
$429
301K
Bello
$462
372K
Tulua
$455
219K
Sincelejo
$525
287K
Tumaco
$483
213K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1612
3.28M
Barcelona
$1757
1.64M
Valencia
$1382
792K
Tenerife
$1272
932K
Seville
$1225
682K
Malaga
$1382
579K
Zaragoza
$1155
673K
Bilbao
$1508
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1500
416K
Murcia
$1172
460K
Pamplona
$1325
203K
Alicante
$1177
339K
Valladolid
$1208
296K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1406
265K
Gijon
$1167
268K
San Sebastian
$1546
188K
Terrassa
$1323
224K
Las Palmas
$1246
379K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1308
254K
Vigo
$1129
292K
Cordoba
$1059
320K
Sabadell
$1336
216K
Badalona
$1499
224K
Granada
$1190
229K
Jerez de la Frontera
$944
213K
A Coruna
$1203
245K
Oviedo
$1105
186K
Elche
$986
236K
Cartagena
$982
217K
Santander
$1167
172K