Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 7.6% cheaper than Sudan.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
$2.71
COP10,526.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$5.26
COP20,434.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
$0.60
COP2,338.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
$0.46
COP1,782.51
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
$0.87
COP3,391.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
$1.61
COP6,256.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
$3.28
COP12,731.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
$1.65
COP6,414.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
$1.55
COP6,043.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
$0.83
COP3,230.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
$0.29
COP1,141.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
$0.37
COP1,428.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
$0.40
COP1,540.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
$0.30
COP1,180.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
$0.33
COP1,299.34
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
$2.04
COP7,911.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$23.61
COP91,778.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
$14,617.95
COP56,814,689.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$11.28
COP43,840.59
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Sudan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
$21.37
COP83,073.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
$208.57
COP810,632.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
$176.18
COP684,759.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
$46.64
COP181,272.23
|
|
pay 39.6% more for childcare
Sudan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
$104.33
COP405,511.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
$3,004.13
COP11,675,955.91
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$0.90
COP3,481.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
$1.21
COP4,685.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.90
COP7,373.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
$18.34
COP71,284.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$2.91
COP11,322.62
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
$40.50
COP157,399.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
$27.32
COP106,199.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
$60.30
COP234,350.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
$45.16
COP175,513.84
|
|
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