Colombia vs Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Venezuela
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$317
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$15976
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
4.22
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
13
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
77
65
😀 Quality of life
36
18
🏙️ Population
49.1M
28.5M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 7% less expensive than in Venezuela ($791). Colombia ranked 130th vs 126th for Venezuela 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 0.2 months in Venezuela. Ranked 131st and 173rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Venezuela

We calculate prices for Colombia and Venezuela as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 77 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 Venezuela
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$14.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$22.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
22.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$6.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$9.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$75.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$5859

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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 Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$1045
2.25M
Valencia
$783
1.48M
Maracaibo
$706
1.55M
Maracay
$726
1.1M
Barinas
$799
874K
Barquisimeto
$715
1.06M
Catia La Mar
$947
662K
Maturin
$871
514K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$910
525K
Ciudad Bolivar
$870
568K
Barcelona
$704
448K
Ciudad Guayana
$892
751K
Cumana
$691
375K
Merida
$674
248K
Cabimas
$696
352K
Puerto la Cruz
$771
306K
Punto Fijo
$628
288K
San Cristobal
$592
286K
Valera
$705
250K
Turmero
$781
255K
Los Teques
$922
251K
Cua
$877
215K
Guarenas
$896
209K
La Guaira
$915
204K
La Victoria
$776
214K
El Tigre
$731
214K
Puerto Cabello
$759
209K
San Felipe
$736
221K
Guacara
$785
200K
Guatire
$892
187K