Colombia vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$1716
🏠 One person rent
$317
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$1211
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
40
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
77
55
😀 Quality of life
36
33
🏙️ Population
49.1M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 12% more expensive than in Tanzania ($658). Colombia ranked 130th vs 156th for Tanzania 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 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 131st and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Colombia and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 10 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
17.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$8540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$5871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$7052

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$722
4.72M
Zanzibar
$736
710K
Mbeya
$433
542K
Arusha
$543
416K
Mwanza
$466
706K
Tanga
$601
221K
Morogoro
$639
207K
Dodoma
$564
214K
Moshi
$548
145K
Stone Town
$675
18K