Colombia vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$1817
🏠 One person rent
$309
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$457
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$4164
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
5.51
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
41
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
16%
🎓 Higher education
77
56
😀 Quality of life
37
48
🏙️ Population
49.1M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 20% more expensive than in Vietnam ($611). Colombia ranked 127th vs 153rd 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 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 132nd 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
$4.97
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$9.83
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$2793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$7.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$14068

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$702
10.4M
Hanoi
$631
8.25M
Haiphong
$605
2.1M
Da Nang
$601
1.23M
Bien Hoa
$479
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$504
352K
Hai Duong
$557
507K
Vinh
$575
490K
Bac Ninh
$524
520K
Can Tho
$463
1.24M
Thanh Hoa
$566
393K
Vung Tau
$534
357K
Hue
$422
653K
Thai Binh
$517
268K
Thu Dau Mot
$550
417K
Thai Nguyen
$562
330K
Ha Long
$590
300K
Viet Tri
$549
278K
Nha Trang
$554
392K
Buon Ma Thuot
$521
340K
Qui Nhon
$518
311K
Ca Mau
$520
315K
Ha Tinh
$554
202K
Da Lat
$512
238K
Phan Thiet
$566
205K
Cam Pha
$571
156K
Long Xuyen
$509
279K
Bac Lieu
$516
240K
Rach Gia
$518
251K
Soc Trang
$522
221K