Colombia vs Thailand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Thailand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$2537
🏠 One person rent
$317
$377
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$922
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$696
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$7172
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
79.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
35
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
27.2%
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
36
56
🏙️ Population
49.1M
66.2M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 16% less expensive than in Thailand ($876). Colombia ranked 130th vs 106th for Thailand 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 0.8 months in Thailand. Ranked 131st and 66th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Thailand

We calculate prices for Colombia and Thailand as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 35 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 Thailand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$55.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$4556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$7.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$13110

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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 Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$994
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$742
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$759
256K
Pak Kret
$739
185K
Surat Thani
$635
131K
Nakhon Pathom
$564
78.8K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
106K
Klaeng
$703
130K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
134K
Hat Yai
$561
159K
Chaophraya Surasak
$758
133K
Udon Thani
$555
130K
Rangsit
$613
79.3K
Phuket
$985
77.6K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
76.7K
Ko Samui
$745
69K
Pattaya
$800
120K
Tha Khlong
$664
72.8K
Lat Luang
$787
73.9K
Khon Kaen
$608
116K
Nakhon Sawan
$674
86.4K
Laem Chabang
$769
77.8K
Hua Hin
$676
59.4K
Nong Prue
$773
70.6K
Krabi
$807
30.5K
Phitsanulok
$559
70.9K
Ko Lanta
$799
33.4K
Ubon Ratchathani
$561
79K
Chiang Rai
$513
70.6K
Ao Nang
$822
14K