Cost of living comparison

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Pereira vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Pereira is 2.6% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% more in Pereira
Groceries: pay 1.9% less in Pereira
Transportation: pay 1.3% less in Pereira
Housing: pay 9.0% less in Pereira
Childcare: pay 41.5% more in Pereira
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% less in Pereira
Clothing: pay 3.0% less in Pereira

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

Pereira vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.7% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Pereira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,568.50	$5.18 COP19,664.76	+18.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP29,393.25	$7.76 COP29,497.13	+0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,349.26	$1.12 COP4,258.55	+27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,358.50	$0.55 COP2,089.38	-11.4%
Average			+8.7%

Colombia vs. Pereira - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.9% less for groceries

	Colombia	Pereira
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,155.86	$1.35 COP5,119.65	-0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,456.62	$2.29 COP8,682.80	-8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,528.58	$4.22 COP16,043.42	-2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,462.48	$2.38 COP9,051.92	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,365.98	$2.63 COP10,004.71	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,585.48	$1.14 COP4,341.07	-5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,969.15	$0.40 COP1,516.36	-23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,338.49	$0.80 COP3,051.84	+30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP2,020.01	$0.32 COP1,204.17	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,981.33	$0.59 COP2,240.89	+13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,918.54	$0.52 COP1,967.93	+2.6%
Average			-1.9%

Colombia vs. Pereira - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.3% less for transportation

	Colombia	Pereira
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,844.87	$3.94 COP14,959.49	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP127,964.51	$33.64 COP127,820.91	-0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP70,812,690.14	$15,528.21 COP58,994,267.34	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP62,190.50	$18.12 COP68,826.65	+10.7%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 9.0% less for housing

	Colombia	Pereira
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP88,681.87	$24.15 COP91,768.86	+3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,191,690.99	$198.42 COP753,815.64	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP955,960.06	$276.06 COP1,048,786.97	+9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP279,625.73	$64.32 COP244,363.51	-12.6%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 41.5% more for childcare

	Colombia	Pereira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP889,117.17	$403.79 COP1,534,084.33	+72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,887,504.54	$6,366.57 COP24,187,649.61	+10.5%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Pereira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,568.97	$0.78 COP2,949.71	-35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP6,058.71	$1.60 COP6,093.50	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,720.48	$2.20 COP8,357.52	-14.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP95,260.58	$18.12 COP68,826.65	-27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,656.70	$3.88 COP14,748.57	-5.8%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

	Colombia	Pereira
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP232,897.18	$66.97 COP254,412.78	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP153,263.31	$37.64 COP143,016.41	-6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP360,959.33	$45.29 COP172,066.61	-52.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP308,786.27	$112.02 COP425,601.50	+37.8%
Average			-3.0%

Colombia vs. Pereira - Cost of clothing

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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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