Cost of living comparison
compared to
Alaska vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary
Alaska is 85.2% more expensive than Colombia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Alaska
- Groceries
-
pay 87.4% more in Alaska
- Transportation
-
pay 7.6% less in Alaska
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Alaska
- Childcare
-
pay 74.6% more in Alaska
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Alaska
- Clothing
-
pay 17.3% less in Alaska
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Alaska are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Alaska. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Alaska.
Alaska vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Alaska instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
COP22,489.29
|
$29.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.93
COP31,528.63
|
$14.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
COP4,759.09
|
$2.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
COP3,637.93
|
$2.24
|
|
Colombia vs. Alaska - Cost of restaurants
pay 87.4% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
COP6,604.13
|
$4.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.94
COP12,511.51
|
$8.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
COP17,600.16
|
$4.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
COP9,765.50
|
$4.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
COP15,548.14
|
$5.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
COP5,080.61
|
$3.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
COP1,990.45
|
$1.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
COP2,297.32
|
$2.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
COP2,778.06
|
$2.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
COP2,174.11
|
$1.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
COP2,046.26
|
$1.46
|
|
Colombia vs. Alaska - Cost of groceries
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
COP15,507.12
|
$4.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.51
COP183K
|
$42.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,696.92
COP78M
|
$28,620.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.04
COP66,775.93
|
$18.16
|
|
Colombia vs. Alaska - Cost of transportation
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP88,530.84
|
$132.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$745.73
COP2M
|
$1,570.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$482.25
COP2M
|
$1,400.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.48
COP322K
|
$251.98
|
|
Colombia vs. Alaska - Cost of housing
pay 74.6% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$597.35
COP2M
|
$1,408.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,009.31
COP25M
|
$10,350.00
|
|
Colombia vs. Alaska - Cost of childcare
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
COP8,214.62
|
$6.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
COP8,641.67
|
$5.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.03
COP12,788.35
|
$13.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.34
COP131K
|
$106.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
COP21,122.50
|
$12.88
|
|
Colombia vs. Alaska - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.92
COP263K
|
$58.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.80
COP171K
|
$44.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.00
COP425K
|
$101.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.03
COP365K
|
$122.33
|
|
Colombia vs. Alaska - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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