Cost of living comparison

Ibague, Colombia

compared to

Canberra, Australia

Canberra vs. Ibague Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 3.9 times more expensive than Ibague.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 68.0% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 7.5 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Canberra

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Canberra are more expensive than in Ibague. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Ibague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Ibague, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Ibague	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP20,915.44	$19.77 A$31.38	+295.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 COP19,329.65	$9.89 A$15.69	+114.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 COP3,382.69	$2.76 A$4.39	+242.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 COP2,464.53	$2.32 A$3.68	+293.3%
Average			+236.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Ibague	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,613.92	$2.59 A$4.10	+92.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,250.96	$5.39 A$8.56	+143.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP18,798.60	$6.59 A$10.46	+46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP8,941.01	$4.63 A$7.35	+116.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,316.21	$4.12 A$6.54	+85.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP4,984.55	$1.62 A$2.57	+35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,005.28	$1.34 A$2.13	+180.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,320.37	$1.57 A$2.49	+182.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,242.33	$2.46 A$3.91	+360.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,026.91	$1.25 A$1.98	+157.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,944.56	$1.11 A$1.77	+139.5%
Average			+140.1%

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pay 68.0% more for transportation

	Ibague	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.99 COP12,507.88	$5.07 A$8.05	+69.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$118.63 A$188.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP62,821,354.88	$29,276.08 A$46,462.61	+95.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP53,117.87	$17.66 A$28.03	+39.2%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 7.5 times more for housing

	Ibague	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.09 COP96,648.24	$65.39 A$103.78	+183.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$161.64 COP676,537.67	$1,783.31 A$2,830.20	+1003.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$115.46 COP483,241.19	$1,413.05 A$2,242.57	+1123.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.91 COP192,159.44	$183.02 A$290.46	+298.6%
Average			+652.2%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Ibague	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP967,642.16	$1,847.17 A$2,931.55	+699.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP31,068,015.50	$14,503.36 A$23,017.56	+95.4%
Average			+397.2%

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pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ibague	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.92 COP3,865.93	$7.25 A$11.51	+684.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.31 COP5,476.73	$3.68 A$5.84	+181.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,664.82	$26.36 A$41.84	+1041.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.56 COP173,966.83	$65.69 A$104.25	+58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.69 COP15,463.72	$14.33 A$22.75	+288.0%
Average			+450.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Ibague	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP215,319.33	$86.77 A$137.71	+68.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP175,985.00	$72.18 A$114.56	+71.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP355,597.63	$119.51 A$189.67	+40.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.18 COP193,296.48	$154.17 A$244.68	+233.8%
Average			+103.7%

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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: April 2025

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