Colombia vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$1827
🏠 One person rent
$317
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$472
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$4347
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
5.51
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
41
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
16%
🎓 Higher education
77
56
😀 Quality of life
36
45
🏙️ Population
49.1M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 18% more expensive than in Vietnam ($624). Colombia ranked 130th vs 159th for Vietnam 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 Vietnam. Ranked 131st and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Colombia and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
9.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1437
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$5.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$1.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$1.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$5.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$13153

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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 Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$744
9.39M
Hanoi
$648
8.44M
Haiphong
$606
2.09M
Da Nang
$610
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$445
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$511
352K
Hai Duong
$565
507K
Vinh
$583
490K
Thanh Hoa
$571
393K
Vung Tau
$512
357K
Can Tho
$469
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$545
520K
Hue
$407
653K
Thai Binh
$523
268K
Da Lat
$531
406K
Thai Nguyen
$571
330K
Ha Long
$592
270K
Nha Trang
$549
392K
Thu Dau Mot
$541
322K
Viet Tri
$554
278K
Buon Ma Thuot
$515
340K
Qui Nhon
$515
311K
Ca Mau
$525
315K
Phan Thiet
$521
205K
Ha Tinh
$560
202K
Cam Pha
$577
156K
Long Xuyen
$516
279K
Rach Gia
$534
251K
Phu Quoc
$529
179K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
167K