Cost of living in Ipiales

In Ipiales, Colombia, a family of four typically needs around $1263 per month including rent. A single person may spend about $504 monthly.

How expensive is Ipiales compared to other cities?

Ipiales is 43% cheaper overall versus the European benchmark.

How does Ipiales compare to your city?

Ipiales is 78% cheaper than New York City, without rent.

Rent in Ipiales is, on average, 93% lower than in New York City.

What drives the cost of living in Ipiales?

Who is Ipiales a good fit for?

Ipiales is most realistic when moving with a strong job offer or relocation package. Without high income, the housing-driven price level can be difficult to sustain.

FAQ

Why is Ipiales so expensive?

The main driver of costs is rent and utilities, which can significantly impact overall expenses. Even though Ipiales is affordable compared to many cities, housing can still be a challenge for some residents.

Is food expensive in Ipiales?

Food is 36% lower than the European benchmark, making it relatively affordable. Residents can enjoy a variety of options without straining their budgets.

Is public transport affordable in Ipiales?

Public transport is 57% lower than the European benchmark, providing an economical way to navigate the city. This affordability enhances the overall cost of living experience.

Cost of living breakdown

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
504 $
Without Rent
309 $
Rent & Utilities
194 $
Food
219 $
Transport
38 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
361 $
GDP per Capita
6,980 $
Freedom Index
6.54
Lifespan
74 years
Speak English
4%
Population
170.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 3.57 $
Dinner 14.7 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 6.89 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.03 $
Capuccino 1.64 $
Coke, 330ml 0.88 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.3 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.14 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.96 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.19 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.79 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.16 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.66 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.06 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.27 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.86 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.86 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.11 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.47 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.47 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 10.8 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 0.81 $
Cigarette pack 1.52 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.56 $
Monthly Pass 24.9 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 0.84 $
Taxi, 8 km 12.3 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 17.2 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 3.86 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3.96 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.54 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 33 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 52 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 18.6 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 132 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 256 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 186 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 363 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,648 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 935 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 361 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 14.70%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 19.4 $
Cinema, 1 seat 3.07 $
Haircut 4.47 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 61.8 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 37.1 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 174 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 2,600 $

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Ipiales vs Santiago (Santiago is 138% more expensive) Ipiales vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 90% more expensive) Ipiales vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 109% more expensive) Ipiales vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 85% more expensive) Ipiales vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 69% more expensive) Ipiales vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 90% more expensive) Ipiales vs Temuco (Temuco is 74% more expensive) Ipiales vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 67% more expensive) Ipiales vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 83% more expensive) Ipiales vs Talca (Talca is 68% more expensive)
Guyana
Ipiales vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 96% more expensive) Ipiales vs Linden (Linden is 101% more expensive) Ipiales vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 101% more expensive)
Mexico
Ipiales vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 136% more expensive) Ipiales vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 108% more expensive) Ipiales vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 46% more expensive) Ipiales vs Leon (Leon is 43% more expensive) Ipiales vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 101% more expensive) Ipiales vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 95% more expensive) Ipiales vs Puebla (Puebla is 86% more expensive) Ipiales vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 93% more expensive) Ipiales vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 149% more expensive) Ipiales vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 43% more expensive)
Suriname
Ipiales vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 72% more expensive) Ipiales vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 67% more expensive)
Ecuador
Ipiales vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 81% more expensive) Ipiales vs Quito (Quito is 79% more expensive) Ipiales vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 53% more expensive) Ipiales vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 17% more expensive) Ipiales vs Duran (Duran is 60% more expensive) Ipiales vs Machala (Machala is 18% more expensive) Ipiales vs Manta (Manta is 73% more expensive) Ipiales vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 51% more expensive) Ipiales vs Loja (Loja is 22% more expensive) Ipiales vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 29% more expensive)
Peru
Ipiales vs Lima (Lima is 96% more expensive) Ipiales vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 11% more expensive) Ipiales vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 39% more expensive) Ipiales vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 2% more expensive) Ipiales vs Callao (Callao is 55% more expensive) Ipiales vs Piura (Piura is 12% more expensive) Ipiales vs Cusco (Cusco is 28% more expensive) Ipiales vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 2% less expensive) Ipiales vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 17% more expensive) Ipiales vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 35% more expensive)
Venezuela
Ipiales vs Caracas (Caracas is 107% more expensive) Ipiales vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 40% more expensive) Ipiales vs Valencia (Valencia is 55% more expensive) Ipiales vs Maracay (Maracay is 44% more expensive) Ipiales vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 42% more expensive) Ipiales vs Barinas (Barinas is 59% more expensive) Ipiales vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 77% more expensive) Ipiales vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 88% more expensive) Ipiales vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 73% more expensive) Ipiales vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 81% more expensive)
Colombia
Ipiales vs Bogota (Bogota is 72% more expensive) Ipiales vs Medellin (Medellin is 73% more expensive) Ipiales vs Cali (Cali is 45% more expensive) Ipiales vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 57% more expensive) Ipiales vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 48% more expensive) Ipiales vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 10% more expensive) Ipiales vs Soacha (Soacha is 48% more expensive) Ipiales vs Soledad (Soledad is 67% more expensive) Ipiales vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 6% less expensive) Ipiales vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 27% more expensive)
Brazil
Ipiales vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 101% more expensive) Ipiales vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 89% more expensive) Ipiales vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 60% more expensive) Ipiales vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 42% more expensive) Ipiales vs Salvador (Salvador is 47% more expensive) Ipiales vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 56% more expensive) Ipiales vs Manaus (Manaus is 58% more expensive) Ipiales vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 52% more expensive) Ipiales vs Recife (Recife is 54% more expensive) Ipiales vs Goiania (Goiania is 30% more expensive)
Argentina
Ipiales vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 80% more expensive) Ipiales vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 84% more expensive) Ipiales vs Rosario (Rosario is 25% more expensive) Ipiales vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 38% more expensive) Ipiales vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 48% more expensive) Ipiales vs Salta (Salta is 45% more expensive) Ipiales vs San Juan (San Juan is 31% more expensive) Ipiales vs Lanus (Lanus is 60% more expensive) Ipiales vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 23% less expensive) Ipiales vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 41% more expensive)
Bolivia
Ipiales vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 51% more expensive) Ipiales vs La Paz (La Paz is 34% more expensive) Ipiales vs El Alto (El Alto is 27% more expensive) Ipiales vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 6% more expensive) Ipiales vs Sucre (Sucre is 31% more expensive) Ipiales vs Oruro (Oruro is 19% more expensive) Ipiales vs Potosi (Potosi is 1% less expensive) Ipiales vs Tarija (Tarija is 24% more expensive) Ipiales vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 6% more expensive) Ipiales vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 53% more expensive)
Paraguay
Ipiales vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 32% more expensive) Ipiales vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 5% more expensive) Ipiales vs Luque (Luque is 20% more expensive) Ipiales vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 23% more expensive) Ipiales vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 4% more expensive) Ipiales vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 18% less expensive) Ipiales vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 2% more expensive) Ipiales vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 6% more expensive) Ipiales vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 7% more expensive)