Colombia vs Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Venezuela
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2097
🏠 One person rent
$339
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$207
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$15944
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
4.18
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
10
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
77
63
😀 Quality of life
40
19
🏙️ Population
52.3M
28.5M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($789) is 4% less expensive than in Venezuela ($823). Colombia ranked 131st vs 127th 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 0.3 months in Venezuela. Ranked 119th 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
$5.24
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$16.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$25
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$27.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$7.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.72
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.8
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6151
$5951

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Venezuela

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$922
8.03M
Medellin
$937
2.53M
Cali
$751
2.47M
Barranquilla
$807
1.33M
Cartagena
$924
915K
Cucuta
$566
806K
Soledad
$847
676K
Soacha
$821
783K
Pereira
$676
591K
Bucaramanga
$668
615K
Manizales
$651
454K
Bello
$865
562K
Villavicencio
$520
664K
Valledupar
$628
544K
Buenaventura
$751
424K
Ibague
$510
546K
Santa Marta
$908
516K
Pasto
$584
411K
Neiva
$557
380K
Palmira
$690
359K
Monteria
$632
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$554
301K
Floridablanca
$657
267K
Envigado
$909
229K
Armenia
$650
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$491
219K
Tumaco
$604
213K
Florencia
$467
192K

In Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$1130
2.25M
Valencia
$737
1.48M
Maracaibo
$711
1.55M
Maracay
$823
1.1M
Barinas
$814
874K
Catia La Mar
$1010
662K
Barquisimeto
$727
1.06M
Maturin
$894
753K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$972
525K
Barcelona
$866
550K
Ciudad Bolivar
$877
568K
Puerto la Cruz
$699
306K
Cumana
$709
375K
Ciudad Guayana
$889
751K
Los Teques
$993
333K
Merida
$701
248K
La Guaira
$972
204K
Punto Fijo
$619
288K
San Cristobal
$661
286K
Cabimas
$706
352K
Valera
$723
250K
Guarenas
$949
209K
Cua
$941
215K
Turmero
$865
255K
Guatire
$944
187K
El Tigre
$744
214K
La Victoria
$878
214K
Puerto Cabello
$778
209K
San Felipe
$742
221K
Guacara
$783
200K