Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 21.5% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Argentina
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
Argentina
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
|
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