Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 26.5% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Colombia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$2.71
COP10,526.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$5.26
COP20,434.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$0.60
COP2,338.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$0.46
COP1,782.51
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$0.87
COP3,391.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$1.61
COP6,256.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$3.28
COP12,731.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$1.65
COP6,414.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$1.55
COP6,043.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$0.83
COP3,230.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$0.29
COP1,141.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
$0.37
COP1,428.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$0.40
COP1,540.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$0.30
COP1,180.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
$0.33
COP1,299.34
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$2.04
COP7,911.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
$23.61
COP91,778.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$14,617.95
COP56,814,689.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
$11.28
COP43,840.59
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Thailand
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$21.37
COP83,073.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
$208.57
COP810,632.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
$176.18
COP684,759.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$46.64
COP181,272.23
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$104.33
COP405,511.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$3,004.13
COP11,675,955.91
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$0.90
COP3,481.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$1.21
COP4,685.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$1.90
COP7,373.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$18.34
COP71,284.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
$2.91
COP11,322.62
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$40.50
COP157,399.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
$27.32
COP106,199.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$60.30
COP234,350.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$45.16
COP175,513.84
|
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