Cost of living comparison

Iceland

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 54.9% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.5% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 54.4% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 52.0% less in Colombia
Housing: pay 55.8% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 26.7% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.5% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 49.2% less in Colombia

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Iceland, you would:

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pay 70.5% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,564	$4.20 COP17,571.92	-78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,239	$6.62 COP27,687.50	-60.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK372	$0.78 COP3,280.82	-72.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK267	$0.60 COP2,490.15	-70.5%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 54.4% less for groceries

	Iceland	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK390	$1.27 COP5,317.84	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK960	$2.16 COP9,051.31	-70.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK794	$3.88 COP16,229.36	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK716	$2.02 COP8,450.94	-62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,124	$2.19 COP9,153.31	-74.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK162	$1.07 COP4,480.85	-12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK136	$0.45 COP1,901.96	-55.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK155	$0.55 COP2,307.74	-52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK248	$0.46 COP1,912.92	-75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK163	$0.50 COP2,092.90	-59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK104	$0.45 COP1,894.05	-42.3%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 52.0% less for transportation

	Iceland	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,105	$3.05 COP12,771.43	-63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK9,422	$34.31 COP143,471.96	-51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK5,374,526	$17,642.99 COP73,777,872.85	-56.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK2,913	$14.10 COP58,954.18	-36.0%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 55.8% less for housing

	Iceland	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK9,540	$22.88 COP95,663.26	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK242,952	$272.41 COP1,139,151.54	-85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK197,975	$235.87 COP986,342.37	-84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK7,668	$66.40 COP277,677.23	+14.5%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 26.7% less for childcare

	Iceland	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK34,124	$190.65 COP797,261.42	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK792,286	$4,364.51 COP18,251,132.88	-27.2%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,214	$1.15 COP4,825.22	-87.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK614	$1.40 COP5,872.16	-69.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,554	$2.09 COP8,750.86	-82.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK8,124	$22.45 COP93,898.69	-63.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK1,897	$3.65 COP15,279.39	-74.5%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 49.2% less for clothing

	Iceland	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK14,702	$52.02 COP217,533.84	-53.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK7,890	$38.22 COP159,845.19	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK19,563	$81.60 COP341,247.75	-44.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK24,386	$69.09 COP288,897.91	-62.6%
Average			-49.2%

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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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