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Colombia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 2.9% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 21.7% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Colombia
Housing: pay 6.7% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 9.3% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Colombia

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Colombia are more expensive than in Mongolia. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, childcare, and housing are lower in Colombia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.7% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$4.20 COP17,334.30	-17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$6.62 COP27,313.08	+36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.78 COP3,236.46	-6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.60 COP2,456.48	+14.1%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 21.7% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.27 COP5,245.93	+38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$2.16 COP8,928.91	-68.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$3.88 COP16,009.89	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.02 COP8,336.66	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$2.19 COP9,029.53	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$1.07 COP4,420.26	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.45 COP1,876.24	-65.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.55 COP2,276.53	-71.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.46 COP1,887.06	-68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.50 COP2,064.60	+63.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.45 COP1,868.44	-0.5%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$3.05 COP12,598.73	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$34.31 COP141,531.79	+323.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$17,642.99 COP72,780,176.46	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$14.10 COP58,156.95	+166.1%
Average			+106.1%

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	Mongolia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$22.88 COP94,369.61	+56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$272.41 COP1,123,746.82	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$235.87 COP973,004.09	-45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$66.40 COP273,922.21	+13.2%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 9.3% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$190.65 COP786,480.08	+24.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$4,364.51 COP18,004,323.25	-43.2%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.15 COP4,759.97	-34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$1.40 COP5,792.75	-44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.09 COP8,632.52	+18.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$22.45 COP92,628.90	-62.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$3.65 COP15,072.76	-19.9%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$52.02 COP214,592.13	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$38.22 COP157,683.60	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$81.60 COP336,633.07	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$69.09 COP284,991.15	-51.4%
Average			-26.3%

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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: February 2025

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