Colombia vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$5537
🏠 One person rent
$317
$1425
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$2546
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$3442
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$48867
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
71
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
36
91
🏙️ Population
49.1M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 68% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2292). Colombia ranked 130th vs 13th for the United Kingdom 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 131st and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Colombia and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$9.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$2840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$8199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$5588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$18.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$19028

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3427
8.8M
Birmingham
$2046
1.14M
Leeds
$1987
789K
Glasgow
$2013
626K
Edinburgh
$2246
488K
Manchester
$2137
548K
Sheffield
$1809
518K
Bristol
$2373
472K
Coventry
$2050
363K
Liverpool
$1889
513K
Leicester
$1898
464K
Cardiff
$2019
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
300K
Belfast
$1830
345K
Westminster
$3054
255K
Bradford
$1670
293K
Southampton
$2023
271K
Milton Keynes
$2384
264K
Bolton
$1852
285K
Nottingham
$1944
289K
Brighton and Hove
$3152
277K
Derby
$1817
255K
Aberdeen
$1701
201K
Solihull
$1827
207K
Norwich
$1926
196K
York
$1893
208K
Plymouth
$1779
268K
Luton
$2053
213K
Sunderland
$1571
277K
Northampton
$1755
246K