Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 44.2% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 44.7% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Colombia
Housing: pay 34.7% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 22.6% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Colombia

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

Colombia vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.8% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 UZS58,791.79	$4.20 COP17,489.04	-7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.99 UZS51,571.01	$6.62 COP27,556.90	+65.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 UZS7,208.30	$0.78 COP3,265.35	+40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,193.42	$0.60 COP2,478.40	+140.7%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 UZS5,103.72	$1.27 COP5,292.76	+221.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 UZS46,130.64	$2.16 COP9,008.62	-39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,333.09	$3.88 COP16,152.81	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 UZS21,331.22	$2.02 COP8,411.08	+22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,614.91	$2.19 COP9,110.13	+24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS7,422.20	$1.07 COP4,459.72	+86.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,903.38	$0.45 COP1,892.99	-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 UZS12,422.52	$0.55 COP2,296.85	-42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,350.95	$0.46 COP1,903.90	-29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,775.70	$0.50 COP2,083.03	+132.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,234.54	$0.45 COP1,885.12	+161.7%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,622.70	$3.05 COP12,711.19	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.91 UZS89,233.14	$34.31 COP142,795.23	+396.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,473.32 UZS238,475,330.42	$17,642.99 COP73,429,879.62	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 UZS34,778.01	$14.10 COP58,676.11	+423.3%
Average			+199.5%

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pay 34.7% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.72 UZS164,235.70	$22.88 COP95,212.04	+79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.90 UZS6,324,171.46	$272.41 COP1,133,778.42	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.70 UZS4,036,738.56	$235.87 COP981,690.02	-24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.11 UZS375,739.03	$66.40 COP276,367.49	+128.1%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 22.6% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.10 UZS2,647,662.15	$190.65 COP793,500.92	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,070.48 UZS91,274,106.33	$4,364.51 COP18,165,046.50	-38.3%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,054.17	$1.15 COP4,802.46	-1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,255.54	$1.40 COP5,844.47	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 UZS22,945.29	$2.09 COP8,709.58	+17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.03 UZS555,501.57	$22.45 COP93,455.79	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.47 UZS44,818.08	$3.65 COP15,207.32	+5.2%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.61 UZS420,947.94	$52.02 COP216,507.78	+59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.09 UZS607,930.56	$38.22 COP159,091.23	-18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.06 UZS1,110,971.64	$81.60 COP339,638.17	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 UZS1,220,769.48	$69.09 COP287,535.25	-26.9%
Average			+2.2%

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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: March 2025

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