Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
American Samoa
|
Colombia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.62
COP17,952.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.70
COP26,049.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.81
COP3,131.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.63
COP2,459.32
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
American Samoa
|
Colombia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.38
COP5,370.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.35
COP9,151.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.16
COP16,160.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.15
COP8,364.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.31
COP8,982.33
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
COP4,386.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
COP1,796.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
COP2,217.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
COP2,093.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
COP2,101.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
COP1,910.76
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
American Samoa
|
Colombia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.34
COP12,968.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.05
COP136,211.42
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,262.76
COP74,867,369.28
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.84
COP61,573.26
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
American Samoa
|
Colombia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$24.33
COP94,575.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$281.86
COP1,095,506.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$220.38
COP856,529.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$72.51
COP281,831.83
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
American Samoa
|
Colombia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$184.82
COP718,331.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,560.16
COP17,723,704.44
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
American Samoa
|
Colombia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.16
COP4,520.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.50
COP5,839.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.30
COP8,951.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$23.55
COP91,541.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
COP15,556.38
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
American Samoa
|
Colombia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.27
COP214,809.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.92
COP151,275.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.53
COP313,006.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.84
COP275,335.15
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