Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 65.9% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Colombia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Colombia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$2.71
$10,617
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.60
$2,358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.46
$1,798
|
|
pay 72.1% less for groceries
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Colombia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$1.61
$6,310
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$3.28
$12,840
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.65
$6,469
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$1.55
$6,095
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.83
$3,258
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.29
$1,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.37
$1,440
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.40
$1,553
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.30
$1,191
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.33
$1,310
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Colombia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$2.04
$7,979
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.61
$92,563
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.28
$44,215
|
|
pay 81.0% less for housing
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Colombia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$208.57
$817,565
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$176.18
$690,614
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$104.33
$408,978
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
|
pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$0.90
$3,511
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.21
$4,726
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$18.34
$71,894
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$2.91
$11,419
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Colombia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.32
$107,108
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$45.16
$177,015
|
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