Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 41.0% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
Colombia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 34.9% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 77.8% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
|
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