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Colombia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 4.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 63.9% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Colombia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Colombia are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 61.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.36 COP16,568.50	+3.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$7.74 COP29,393.25	+57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.88 COP3,349.26	+83.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.62 COP2,358.50	+102.2%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Beijing	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.36 COP5,155.86	-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$2.49 COP9,456.62	-66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$4.35 COP16,528.58	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.23 COP8,462.48	+25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.47 COP9,365.98	+61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.21 COP4,585.48	+22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.52 COP1,969.15	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.62 COP2,338.49	-23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.53 COP2,020.01	-11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.52 COP1,981.33	+49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.50 COP1,918.54	+22.4%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 63.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$3.91 COP14,844.87	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$33.68 COP127,964.51	+6.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$18,639.00 COP70,812,690.14	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$16.37 COP62,190.50	+253.8%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$23.34 COP88,681.87	+80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$313.67 COP1,191,690.99	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$251.62 COP955,960.06	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$73.60 COP279,625.73	+87.4%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$234.03 COP889,117.17	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$5,761.13 COP21,887,504.54	-75.2%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.20 COP4,568.97	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.59 COP6,058.71	-45.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.56 COP9,720.48	-39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$25.07 COP95,260.58	-56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$4.12 COP15,656.70	-51.0%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$61.30 COP232,897.18	-1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$40.34 COP153,263.31	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$95.01 COP360,959.33	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$81.28 COP308,786.27	-23.0%
Average			+0.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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