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Colombia vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 54.1% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 36.8% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Colombia
Housing: pay 30.5% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 64.1% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 63.5% more in Colombia

The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Colombia are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS55.86	$4.36 COP16,568.50	-28.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS78.93	$7.74 COP29,393.25	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.18	$0.88 COP3,349.26	+56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.81	$0.62 COP2,358.50	+102.7%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 36.8% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.03	$1.36 COP5,155.86	+147.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.43	$2.49 COP9,456.62	-57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.37	$4.35 COP16,528.58	+9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.79	$2.23 COP8,462.48	+29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.03	$2.47 COP9,365.98	+41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.42	$1.21 COP4,585.48	+72.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.87	$0.52 COP1,969.15	-56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.46	$0.62 COP2,338.49	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.05	$0.53 COP2,020.01	+20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.63	$0.52 COP1,981.33	+81.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.86	$0.50 COP1,918.54	+148.8%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.29	$3.91 COP14,844.87	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.15	$33.68 COP127,964.51	+218.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS106,861.98	$18,639.00 COP70,812,690.14	+60.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.03	$16.37 COP62,190.50	+354.7%
Average			+157.2%

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pay 30.5% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS179.72	$23.34 COP88,681.87	+19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,400.36	$313.67 COP1,191,690.99	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,200.10	$251.62 COP955,960.06	+4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS316.53	$73.60 COP279,625.73	+113.3%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 64.1% more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS874.33	$234.03 COP889,117.17	+145.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS63,976.32	$5,761.13 COP21,887,504.54	-17.4%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.71	$1.20 COP4,568.97	+13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.76	$1.59 COP6,058.71	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.29	$2.56 COP9,720.48	-3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS310.93	$25.07 COP95,260.58	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.29	$4.12 COP15,656.70	-8.4%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 63.5% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS242.67	$61.30 COP232,897.18	+131.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS308.93	$40.34 COP153,263.31	+19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS558.60	$95.01 COP360,959.33	+56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS510.02	$81.28 COP308,786.27	+46.2%
Average			+63.5%

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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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