Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 64.5% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr134.59
|
$2.71
$10,739
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.08
|
$0.60
$2,385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.03
|
$0.46
$1,819
|
|
pay 64.0% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.75
|
$1.61
$6,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.36
|
$3.28
$12,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.53
|
$1.55
$6,165
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.16
|
$0.83
$3,296
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.60
|
$0.29
$1,164
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.76
|
$0.37
$1,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.30
|
$0.40
$1,571
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.86
|
$0.30
$1,205
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.43
|
$0.33
$1,326
|
|
pay 65.0% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.66
|
$2.04
$8,071
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr552.91
|
$23.61
$93,634
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr161.46
|
$11.28
$44,727
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
Denmark
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
$208.57
$827,027
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
$176.18
$698,607
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
$104.33
$413,712
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
|
pay 74.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.45
|
$0.90
$3,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.02
|
$1.21
$4,780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr253.58
|
$18.34
$72,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr108.85
|
$2.91
$11,552
|
|
pay 50.0% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr961.79
|
$45.16
$179,063
|
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