Cost of living in Valledupar

In Valledupar, Colombia, a family of four typically needs around $1451 per month including rent. A single person may spend about $558 monthly.

How expensive is Valledupar compared to other cities?

Valledupar is 37% cheaper overall versus the European benchmark.

How does Valledupar compare to your city?

Valledupar is 74% cheaper than New York City, without rent.

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

What drives the cost of living in Valledupar?

Who is Valledupar a good fit for?

Valledupar 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 Valledupar so expensive?

The main driver of costs in Valledupar is rent and utilities, which can significantly impact overall living expenses.

Is food expensive in Valledupar?

Food is 27% lower than the European benchmark, making it relatively affordable for residents.

Is public transport affordable in Valledupar?

Public transport is 41% lower than the European benchmark, providing a cost-effective option for getting around.

Cost of living breakdown

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
558 $
Without Rent
369 $
Rent & Utilities
189 $
Food
251 $
Transport
52 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
348 $
GDP per Capita
6,980 $
Freedom Index
6.54
Lifespan
74 years
Speak English
4%
Population
544.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 5.32 $
Dinner 26.4 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 7.33 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.38 $
Capuccino 1.39 $
Coke, 330ml 0.68 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 0.9 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.13 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.03 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.79 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.96 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.11 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 7.75 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.88 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.65 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.68 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.11 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.39 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.25 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.56 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.05 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 13.1 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 0.85 $
Cigarette pack 2.1 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.57 $
Monthly Pass 22.8 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 0.79 $
Taxi, 8 km 8.9 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 27.3 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 2.91 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 2.46 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.04 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 0.98 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 67 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 103 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 27.2 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 80 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 209 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 158 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 380 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,255 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,164 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 348 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 14.86%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 18.4 $
Cinema, 1 seat 2.83 $
Haircut 3.13 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 81.5 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 47.9 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 129 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 3,846 $

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Valledupar vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 139% more expensive) Valledupar vs Salto (Salto is 77% more expensive) Valledupar vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 110% more expensive) Valledupar vs Rivera (Rivera is 36% more expensive) Valledupar vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 73% more expensive) Valledupar vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 38% more expensive) Valledupar vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 49% more expensive) Valledupar vs Melo (Melo is 30% more expensive) Valledupar vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 84% more expensive) Valledupar vs Artigas (Artigas is 58% more expensive)
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Valledupar vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 92% more expensive) Valledupar vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 109% more expensive) Valledupar vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 73% more expensive) Valledupar vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 97% more expensive) Valledupar vs San Juan (San Juan is 109% more expensive)
Chile
Valledupar vs Santiago (Santiago is 115% more expensive) Valledupar vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 72% more expensive) Valledupar vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 89% more expensive) Valledupar vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 67% more expensive) Valledupar vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 53% more expensive) Valledupar vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 72% more expensive) Valledupar vs Temuco (Temuco is 57% more expensive) Valledupar vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 51% more expensive) Valledupar vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 65% more expensive) Valledupar vs Talca (Talca is 52% more expensive)
Guyana
Valledupar vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 77% more expensive) Valledupar vs Linden (Linden is 82% more expensive) Valledupar vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 82% more expensive)
Mexico
Valledupar vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 113% more expensive) Valledupar vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 88% more expensive) Valledupar vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 32% more expensive) Valledupar vs Leon (Leon is 29% more expensive) Valledupar vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 81% more expensive) Valledupar vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 77% more expensive) Valledupar vs Puebla (Puebla is 68% more expensive) Valledupar vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 75% more expensive) Valledupar vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 125% more expensive) Valledupar vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 30% more expensive)
Suriname
Valledupar vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 56% more expensive) Valledupar vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 51% more expensive)
Ecuador
Valledupar vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 63% more expensive) Valledupar vs Quito (Quito is 62% more expensive) Valledupar vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 38% more expensive) Valledupar vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 6% more expensive) Valledupar vs Duran (Duran is 45% more expensive) Valledupar vs Machala (Machala is 6% more expensive) Valledupar vs Manta (Manta is 56% more expensive) Valledupar vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 36% more expensive) Valledupar vs Loja (Loja is 11% more expensive) Valledupar vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 17% more expensive)
Peru
Valledupar vs Lima (Lima is 77% more expensive) Valledupar vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 0% more expensive) Valledupar vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 25% more expensive) Valledupar vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 8% less expensive) Valledupar vs Callao (Callao is 40% more expensive) Valledupar vs Piura (Piura is 1% more expensive) Valledupar vs Cusco (Cusco is 15% more expensive) Valledupar vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 11% less expensive) Valledupar vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 6% more expensive) Valledupar vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 22% more expensive)
Venezuela
Valledupar vs Caracas (Caracas is 87% more expensive) Valledupar vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 27% more expensive) Valledupar vs Valencia (Valencia is 40% more expensive) Valledupar vs Maracay (Maracay is 30% more expensive) Valledupar vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 28% more expensive) Valledupar vs Barinas (Barinas is 43% more expensive) Valledupar vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 60% more expensive) Valledupar vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 70% more expensive) Valledupar vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 56% more expensive) Valledupar vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 63% more expensive)
Colombia
Valledupar vs Bogota (Bogota is 56% more expensive) Valledupar vs Medellin (Medellin is 56% more expensive) Valledupar vs Cali (Cali is 31% more expensive) Valledupar vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 41% more expensive) Valledupar vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 34% more expensive) Valledupar vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 1% less expensive) Valledupar vs Soacha (Soacha is 34% more expensive) Valledupar vs Soledad (Soledad is 51% more expensive) Valledupar vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 15% less expensive) Valledupar vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 15% more expensive)
Brazil
Valledupar vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 81% more expensive) Valledupar vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 71% more expensive) Valledupar vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 44% more expensive) Valledupar vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 28% more expensive) Valledupar vs Salvador (Salvador is 33% more expensive) Valledupar vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 41% more expensive) Valledupar vs Manaus (Manaus is 43% more expensive) Valledupar vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 37% more expensive) Valledupar vs Recife (Recife is 39% more expensive) Valledupar vs Goiania (Goiania is 18% more expensive)
Argentina
Valledupar vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 63% more expensive) Valledupar vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 66% more expensive) Valledupar vs Rosario (Rosario is 13% more expensive) Valledupar vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 25% more expensive) Valledupar vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 34% more expensive) Valledupar vs Salta (Salta is 31% more expensive) Valledupar vs San Juan (San Juan is 18% more expensive) Valledupar vs Lanus (Lanus is 45% more expensive) Valledupar vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 30% less expensive) Valledupar vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 27% more expensive)
Bolivia
Valledupar vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 37% more expensive) Valledupar vs La Paz (La Paz is 21% more expensive) Valledupar vs El Alto (El Alto is 15% more expensive) Valledupar vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 4% less expensive) Valledupar vs Sucre (Sucre is 18% more expensive) Valledupar vs Oruro (Oruro is 8% more expensive) Valledupar vs Potosi (Potosi is 11% less expensive) Valledupar vs Tarija (Tarija is 12% more expensive) Valledupar vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 4% less expensive) Valledupar vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 38% more expensive)
Paraguay
Valledupar vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 19% more expensive) Valledupar vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 5% less expensive) Valledupar vs Luque (Luque is 8% more expensive) Valledupar vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 11% more expensive) Valledupar vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 6% less expensive) Valledupar vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 26% less expensive) Valledupar vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 8% less expensive) Valledupar vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 4% less expensive) Valledupar vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 3% less expensive)