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Colombia vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 0.3% more expensive than Armenia.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Colombia
Housing: pay 11.6% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 4.5% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Colombia

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Colombia are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including clothing, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.27 COP16,223.42	$4.36 COP16,568.50	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 COP29,497.13	$7.74 COP29,393.25	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 COP3,687.14	$0.88 COP3,349.26	-9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 COP2,212.29	$0.62 COP2,358.50	+6.6%
Average			-0.2%

Armenia vs. Colombia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Armenia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 COP5,461.85	$1.36 COP5,155.86	-5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.29 COP4,916.19	$2.49 COP9,456.62	+92.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 COP16,043.42	$4.35 COP16,528.58	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 COP8,521.39	$2.23 COP8,462.48	-0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 COP10,004.71	$2.47 COP9,365.98	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 COP4,341.07	$1.21 COP4,585.48	+5.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 COP1,859.39	$0.52 COP1,969.15	+5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 COP3,051.84	$0.62 COP2,338.49	-23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,477.72	$0.53 COP2,020.01	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 COP2,240.89	$0.52 COP1,981.33	-11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,967.93	$0.50 COP1,918.54	-2.5%
Average			+3.5%

Armenia vs. Colombia - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Armenia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.98 COP15,126.98	$3.91 COP14,844.87	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.68 COP127,964.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,151.46 COP72,759,596.38	$18,639.00 COP70,812,690.14	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.21 COP65,385.31	$16.37 COP62,190.50	-4.9%
Average			-3.2%

Armenia vs. Colombia - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.6% more for housing

	Armenia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.82 COP63,910.46	$23.34 COP88,681.87	+38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.56 COP1,179,885.35	$313.67 COP1,191,690.99	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.80 COP983,237.79	$251.62 COP955,960.06	-2.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.23 COP255,422.14	$73.60 COP279,625.73	+9.5%
Average			+11.6%

Armenia vs. Colombia - Cost of housing

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pay 4.5% less for childcare

	Armenia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$232.92 COP884,914.01	$234.03 COP889,117.17	+0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,366.57 COP24,187,649.61	$5,761.13 COP21,887,504.54	-9.5%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 COP4,916.19	$1.20 COP4,568.97	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.42 COP5,407.81	$1.59 COP6,058.71	+12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.33 COP8,849.14	$2.56 COP9,720.48	+9.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$25.07 COP95,260.58
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.88 COP14,748.57	$4.12 COP15,656.70	+6.2%
Average			+5.2%

Armenia vs. Colombia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Armenia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.97 COP254,412.78	$61.30 COP232,897.18	-8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.64 COP143,016.41	$40.34 COP153,263.31	+7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.44 COP415,769.12	$95.01 COP360,959.33	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.02 COP425,601.50	$81.28 COP308,786.27	-27.4%
Average			-10.5%

Armenia vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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