Cost of living comparison

South Korea

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 7.2% cheaper than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 47.5% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 15.6% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 34.2% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 21.2% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.06 ₩9,422	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 ₩8,230	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+61.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 ₩2,039	$1.50 COP4,759.09	-1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 ₩1,181	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+29.5%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 47.5% less for groceries

	South Korea	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.04 ₩4,055	$2.08 COP6,604.13	-31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.12 ₩8,174	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.23 ₩10,982	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 ₩3,923	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.11 ₩5,484	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.00 ₩5,342	$1.60 COP5,080.61	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.55 ₩2,069	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.00 ₩4,000	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 ₩3,513	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.03 ₩2,715	$0.68 COP2,174.11	-66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ₩1,685	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-48.9%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	South Korea	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 ₩6,685	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.10 ₩61,538	$57.51 COP183K	+24.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,394.53 ₩38M	$24,696.92 COP78M	-13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.59 ₩11,470	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+144.8%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 15.6% more for housing

	South Korea	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.34 ₩32,490	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$561.73 ₩750K	$745.73 COP2M	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$387.83 ₩518K	$482.25 COP2M	+24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.72 ₩205K	$101.48 COP322K	-34.0%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 34.2% less for childcare

	South Korea	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$545.93 ₩729K	$597.35 COP2M	+9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,214.53 ₩27M	$8,009.31 COP25M	-60.4%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 ₩4,403	$2.59 COP8,214.62	-21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,888	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.35 ₩4,467	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.32 ₩76,507	$41.34 COP131K	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 ₩15,062	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-41.0%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	South Korea	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.53 ₩90,139	$82.92 COP263K	+22.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.43 ₩71,316	$53.80 COP171K	+0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.10 ₩104K	$134.00 COP425K	+71.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.84 ₩137K	$115.03 COP365K	+11.8%
Average			+24.1%

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