Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 11.2% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$4.62
COP17,952.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.70
COP26,049.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.81
COP3,131.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.63
COP2,459.32
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.38
COP5,370.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$2.35
COP9,151.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$4.16
COP16,160.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.15
COP8,364.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.31
COP8,982.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.13
COP4,386.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.46
COP1,796.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.57
COP2,217.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.54
COP2,093.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.54
COP2,101.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.49
COP1,910.76
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$3.34
COP12,968.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$35.05
COP136,211.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$19,262.76
COP74,867,369.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$15.84
COP61,573.26
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$24.33
COP94,575.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$281.86
COP1,095,506.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$220.38
COP856,529.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$72.51
COP281,831.83
|
|
pay 14.3% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$184.82
COP718,331.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$4,560.16
COP17,723,704.44
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.16
COP4,520.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.50
COP5,839.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.30
COP8,951.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$23.55
COP91,541.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$4.00
COP15,556.38
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$55.27
COP214,809.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$38.92
COP151,275.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$80.53
COP313,006.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$70.84
COP275,335.15
|
|
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