Cost of living in Bucaramanga, Colombia

The cost of living in Bucaramanga, Colombia is approximately 642 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1609 $, also including rent.

The cost of living in Bucaramanga is 45% cheaper than in Columbus, without rent.

Rent in Bucaramanga is, on average, 80% lower than in Columbus.

Cost of living in Bucaramanga

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
642 $
Without Rent
376 $
Rent & Utilities
266 $
Food
228 $
Transport
82 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
444 $
GDP per Capita
6,980 $
Freedom Index
6.54
Lifespan
74 years
Speak English
4%
Population
615.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 2.95 $
Dinner 19.7 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 6.63 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.43 $
Capuccino 1.28 $
Coke, 330ml 0.73 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.18 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.07 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.21 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.17 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.04 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.65 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 7.25 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.48 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.17 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.85 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.87 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.2 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.96 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.5 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.55 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 7.09 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 0.79 $
Cigarette pack 1.65 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.65 $
Monthly Pass 38.3 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 0.81 $
Taxi, 8 km 13.9 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 19 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 4.27 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 6.95 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.51 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 45 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 68 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 21.7 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 189 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 394 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 242 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 433 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,254 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,06 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 444 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 16.40%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 23.6 $
Cinema, 1 seat 3.31 $
Haircut 8.07 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 75.1 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 48.6 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 232 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 2,406 $

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Bucaramanga vs Santiago (Santiago is 87% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 49% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 64% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 45% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 33% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 49% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Temuco (Temuco is 36% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 31% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 44% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Talca (Talca is 32% more expensive)
Guyana
Bucaramanga vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 54% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Linden (Linden is 58% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 58% more expensive)
Mexico
Bucaramanga vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 85% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 64% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 14% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Leon (Leon is 12% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 58% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 53% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Puebla (Puebla is 46% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 52% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 96% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 13% more expensive)
Suriname
Bucaramanga vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 35% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 31% more expensive)
Ecuador
Bucaramanga vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 42% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Quito (Quito is 40% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 20% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 8% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Duran (Duran is 26% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Machala (Machala is 7% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Manta (Manta is 36% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 18% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Loja (Loja is 4% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 1% more expensive)
Peru
Bucaramanga vs Lima (Lima is 54% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 13% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 9% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 20% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Callao (Callao is 21% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Piura (Piura is 12% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Cusco (Cusco is 0% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 23% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 8% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 6% more expensive)
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Bucaramanga vs Caracas (Caracas is 63% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 10% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Valencia (Valencia is 22% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Maracay (Maracay is 13% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 11% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Barinas (Barinas is 24% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 39% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 48% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 36% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 42% more expensive)
Colombia
Bucaramanga vs Bogota (Bogota is 35% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Medellin (Medellin is 36% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Cali (Cali is 14% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 23% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 17% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 14% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Soacha (Soacha is 17% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Soledad (Soledad is 31% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 26% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga has similar costs)
Brazil
Bucaramanga vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 58% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 49% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 26% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 12% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Salvador (Salvador is 15% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 23% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Manaus (Manaus is 24% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 19% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Recife (Recife is 21% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Goiania (Goiania is 2% more expensive)
Argentina
Bucaramanga vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 42% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 44% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Rosario (Rosario is 2% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 8% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 17% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Salta (Salta is 14% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs San Juan (San Juan is 2% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Lanus (Lanus is 26% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 40% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 10% more expensive)
Bolivia
Bucaramanga vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 19% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs La Paz (La Paz is 5% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs El Alto (El Alto is 0% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 17% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Sucre (Sucre is 3% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Oruro (Oruro is 6% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Potosi (Potosi is 22% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Tarija (Tarija is 2% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 17% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 20% more expensive)
Paraguay
Bucaramanga vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 4% more expensive) Bucaramanga vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 17% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Luque (Luque is 6% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 3% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 18% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 36% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 20% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 17% less expensive) Bucaramanga vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 16% less expensive)