Cost of living comparison

Japan

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 10.1% more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 23.9% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 0.8% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 77.1% more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.4% more for restaurants

	Japan	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.75 ¥1,066	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥805	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+94.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 ¥179	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥120	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+51.3%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	Japan	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 ¥241	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.55 ¥877	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 ¥879	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 ¥318	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 ¥450	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+72.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16 ¥342	$1.60 COP5,080.61	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥171	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 ¥243	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-53.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 ¥303	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-54.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ¥174	$0.68 COP2,174.11	-37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥170	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-40.1%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Japan	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ¥649	$4.89 COP15,507.12	+18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.20 ¥9,986	$57.51 COP183K	-9.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,047.50 ¥3M	$24,696.92 COP78M	+17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.65 ¥3,895	$21.04 COP66,775.93	-14.6%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 23.9% more for housing

	Japan	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.54 ¥5,300	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.58 ¥86,367	$745.73 COP2M	+36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.78 ¥57,008	$482.25 COP2M	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.26 ¥17,897	$101.48 COP322K	-10.4%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 0.8% more for childcare

	Japan	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$417.01 ¥65,893	$597.35 COP2M	+43.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,300.14 ¥2M	$8,009.31 COP25M	-29.1%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.57 ¥406	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 ¥483	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 ¥605	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+5.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.31 ¥8,424	$41.34 COP131K	-22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.73 ¥1,853	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-43.3%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 77.1% more for clothing

	Japan	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.32 ¥7,320	$82.92 COP263K	+79.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.33 ¥4,950	$53.80 COP171K	+71.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.45 ¥9,394	$134.00 COP425K	+125.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.04 ¥12,805	$115.03 COP365K	+41.9%
Average			+77.1%

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