Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 28.6% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.81
|
$4.62
COP17,952.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
$6.70
COP26,049.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.81
COP3,131.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.63
COP2,459.32
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.38
COP5,370.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$2.35
COP9,151.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.23
|
$4.16
COP16,160.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$2.15
COP8,364.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$2.31
COP8,982.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.13
COP4,386.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.46
COP1,796.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.57
COP2,217.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.54
COP2,093.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.54
COP2,101.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.49
COP1,910.76
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.38
|
$3.34
COP12,968.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.33
|
$35.05
COP136,211.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
$19,262.76
COP74,867,369.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.67
|
$15.84
COP61,573.26
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
$24.33
COP94,575.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€327.49
|
$281.86
COP1,095,506.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.60
|
$220.38
COP856,529.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.87
|
$72.51
COP281,831.83
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€360.24
|
$184.82
COP718,331.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
$4,560.16
COP17,723,704.44
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.87
|
$1.16
COP4,520.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.68
|
$1.50
COP5,839.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
$2.30
COP8,951.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.42
|
$23.55
COP91,541.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.25
|
$4.00
COP15,556.38
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€73.02
|
$55.27
COP214,809.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.49
|
$38.92
COP151,275.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.58
|
$80.53
COP313,006.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.90
|
$70.84
COP275,335.15
|
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