Cost of Living in Colombia. 2018 prices in Colombia.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	COL$12,229
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar)	COL$15,844
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	COL$7,539
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	COL$2,471
	12 eggs, large	COL$4,971
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	COL$2,883
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	COL$7,076
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	COL$5,174
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	COL$2,198
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	COL$2,800
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	COL$36,809
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	COL$3,595
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	COL$2,165
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	COL$2,612,900
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	COL$1,443,400
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	COL$320,060
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	COL$1,690,550
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	COL$957,446
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	COL$247,103
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	COL$75,774
	40” flat screen TV	COL$1,322,900
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	COL$298,877
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	COL$21,344
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	COL$13,470

Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	COL$164,508
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	COL$122,398
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	COL$255,168
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	COL$225,757
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	COL$57,966,800
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	COL$2,392
	Monthly ticket public transport	COL$115,899
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	COL$17,653
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	COL$18,832
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	COL$97,584
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	COL$20,207
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	COL$12,849
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	COL$15,236
	4 rolls of toilet paper	COL$6,151
	Tube of toothpaste	COL$4,037
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	COL$17,859
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	COL$49,519
	2 tickets to the movies	COL$23,312
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	COL$141,010
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	COL$102,195
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	COL$18,517
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	COL$5,906
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	COL$5,925
	iPad Wi-Fi 128GB	COL$1,686,760
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	COL$249
	1 month of gym membership in business district	COL$103,775
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	COL$5,370

Map of Cost of Living in Colombia

This map shows only the top cities in Colombia. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.

The color of each marker corresponds with the Cost of Living in the city. Red markers show more expensive cities, green ones show cheaper cities.
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.

What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

Cost of Living Ranking in Colombia

(top cities by data quality)

Ranking	City	Price Index *
1st	Bogotá	86
2nd	Medellín	79
3rd	Barranquilla	78
4th	Santiago de Cali	76
5th	Cartagena	72
6th	Bucaramanga	70
7th	Pereira	67
8th	Manizales	67

Price Index:

To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

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List of all cities available in Colombia

Armenia, Colombia	Barrancabermeja	Barranquilla
Bogotá	Bucaramanga	Buenaventura
Cartagena	Cúcuta	Florencia
Girardot	Ibague	Magangue
Maicao	Manizales	Medellín
Montería	Neiva	Pasto
Pereira	Santa Marta	Santiago de Cali
Sincelejo	Sogamoso	Tuluá
Tunja	Valledupar	Villavicencio

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Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Barranquilla costs COL$45,000,000 (1 day ago)
500 ml domestic beer in the supermarket in Bogotá costs COL$2,500 (1 day ago)
6 eggs, large in Bogotá costs COL$5,000 (1 day ago)
1 liter of whole fat milk in Bogotá costs COL$2,500 (1 day ago)
500 g of boneless chicken breast in Bogotá costs COL$8,000 (1 day ago)
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) in Bogotá costs COL$20,000 (1 day ago)
Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Bogotá costs COL$14,000 (1 day ago)
Public transport in Barranquilla costs COL$80,000 (3 days ago)
1 liter of gasoline in Barranquilla costs COL$9,000 (3 days ago)
1 kg of rice in Barranquilla costs COL$2,000 (3 days ago)

Cost of living in Colombia