Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 35.9% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$2.71
COP10,526.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,210
|
$5.26
COP20,434.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.60
COP2,338.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.46
COP1,782.51
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.87
COP3,391.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$1.61
COP6,256.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,149
|
$3.28
COP12,731.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.65
COP6,414.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.55
COP6,043.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER654
|
$0.83
COP3,230.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.29
COP1,141.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.37
COP1,428.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.40
COP1,540.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.30
COP1,180.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.33
COP1,299.34
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$2.04
COP7,911.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,216
|
$23.61
COP91,778.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,732
|
$14,617.95
COP56,814,689.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,562
|
$11.28
COP43,840.59
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,912
|
$21.37
COP83,073.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,484
|
$208.57
COP810,632.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,317
|
$176.18
COP684,759.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,174
|
$46.64
COP181,272.23
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,231
|
$104.33
COP405,511.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,886
|
$3,004.13
COP11,675,955.91
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$0.90
COP3,481.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.21
COP4,685.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$1.90
COP7,373.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,354
|
$18.34
COP71,284.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$2.91
COP11,322.62
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,006
|
$40.50
COP157,399.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,677
|
$27.32
COP106,199.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,941
|
$60.30
COP234,350.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,097
|
$45.16
COP175,513.84
|
|
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