Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 84.5% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
$4.62
COP17,585.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
$6.70
COP25,517.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
$0.81
COP3,067.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
$0.63
COP2,409.04
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
$1.38
COP5,260.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
$2.35
COP8,964.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
$4.16
COP15,830.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
$2.15
COP8,193.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
$2.31
COP8,798.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
$1.13
COP4,296.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
$0.46
COP1,760.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
$0.57
COP2,172.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
$0.54
COP2,051.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
$0.54
COP2,058.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
$0.49
COP1,871.69
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
$3.34
COP12,702.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
$35.05
COP133,426.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
$19,262.76
COP73,336,549.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
$15.84
COP60,314.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
$24.33
COP92,641.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
$281.86
COP1,073,106.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
$220.38
COP839,016.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
$72.51
COP276,069.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
$184.82
COP703,643.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
$4,560.16
COP17,361,306.26
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
$1.16
COP4,428.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
$1.50
COP5,720.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
$2.30
COP8,768.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
$23.55
COP89,669.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
$4.00
COP15,238.29
|
|
pay 90.9% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
$55.27
COP210,417.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
$38.92
COP148,182.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
$80.53
COP306,606.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
$70.84
COP269,705.35
|
|
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