Colombia vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$673
$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1658
$5606
🏠 One person rent
$289
$1567
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$2757
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$368
$4759
💸 GDP per capita
$6630
$76399
😃 Human freedom index
6.65
8.23
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
69
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
37
86
🏙️ Population
49.1M
331M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($673) is 72% less expensive than in the United States ($2434). Colombia ranked 137th vs 6th for the United States 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 months in the United States. Ranked 131st and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs the United States

We calculate prices for Colombia and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 2202 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 States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.91
 Cappuccino
$1.65
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1626
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$532
$2940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$2379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.07%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$5279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1042
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$70.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.94
$9.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.86
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4751
$15858

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs the United States

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4030
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3274
3.9M
Chicago
$2791
2.75M
Houston
$2655
2.3M
San Diego
$3451
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2571
1.6M
Phoenix
$2566
1.61M
San Jose
$3650
1.01M
Dallas
$2641
1.3M
San Francisco
$3840
874K
San Antonio
$2247
1.43M
Austin
$2674
962K
Seattle
$3194
737K
Washington
$3227
690K
Fort Worth
$2214
919K
Charlotte
$3011
875K
Jacksonville
$2394
950K
Hempstead
$2649
793K
Boston
$3279
676K
Indianapolis
$2228
888K
Denver
$2760
716K
Columbus
$2182
906K
Nashville
$3313
689K
Portland
$2606
653K
Louisville
$1795
633K
El Paso
$1408
679K
Baltimore
$2273
586K
Detroit
$1932
639K
Atlanta
$2771
499K
Memphis
$1782
633K