Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 25.3% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 52.9% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 29.0% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 22.9% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 38.3% more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AMD376.48	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 AMD202.54	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+104.9%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 52.9% more for groceries

	Armenia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 AMD223.68	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+236.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	$3.94 COP12,511.51	+11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 AMD865.30	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AMD176.88	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+227.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD256.60	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 AMD225.88	$0.72 COP2,297.32	+16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD313.09	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AMD105.30	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+135.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AMD95.09	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+145.5%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Armenia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-20.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	$57.51 COP183K	+134.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,049.44 AMD13M	$24,696.92 COP78M	-29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+236.1%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Armenia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.86 AMD200K	$745.73 COP2M	+34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$392.70 AMD142K	$482.25 COP2M	+22.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	$101.48 COP322K	+25.0%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 22.9% more for childcare

	Armenia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$308.72 AMD112K	$597.35 COP2M	+93.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,253.80 AMD4M	$8,009.31 COP25M	-21.9%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 AMD806.95	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AMD943.19	$2.72 COP8,641.67	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 AMD854.72	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+70.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	$41.34 COP131K	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	$6.65 COP21,122.50	+19.8%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 38.3% more for clothing

	Armenia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	$82.92 COP263K	+66.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	$53.80 COP171K	+13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	$134.00 COP425K	+34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	$115.03 COP365K	+44.6%
Average			+38.3%

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