Housing & Living Expenses

Food in Colombia is relatively cheap and you’ll see a meal at a restaurant go for between COP 8000 and 48,000 ($4.20 to $25 or £2.50 to £15), whilst regular food goods are even cheaper still. A litre of water costs around COP 1500 ($0.79 or £0.47), a litre of milk costs about COP 2200 ($1.20 or £0.69), 500g of bread costs around COP 2500 ($1.30 or £0.78) and 12 eggs cost around COP 3800 ($2 or £1.20).

Meanwhile, luxuries are comparable and see a litre of beer at COL 4000 ($2.10 or £1.30), a bottle of mid-range wine at COL 25,000 ($13 or £7.80) and a pack of cigarettes at COL 3600 ($1.90 or £1.10).

Finally, housing costs are extremely cheap and see the rent for a 1 bedroom apartment in the city centre at COL 600,000 ($320 or £190), a 1 bedroom apartment outside of the city centre at COL 640,000 ($340 or £200), a 3 bedroom apartment in the city centre at COL 1.25 Million ($650 or £390) and a 3 bedroom apartment outside the city centre at COL 1.26 Million ($660 or £400).