Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 61.1% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 59.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
Germany
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
Germany
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
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