Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.1 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP19,574.56
|
$16.79
A$25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP28,403.55
|
$9.81
A$14.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,414.69
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,681.52
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,855.36
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP9,978.45
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP17,620.67
|
$5.75
A$8.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP9,119.91
|
$3.86
A$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP9,793.86
|
$3.99
A$5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,782.65
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,959.26
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,418.04
|
$1.39
A$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,283.03
|
$2.00
A$2.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,290.84
|
$1.13
A$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,083.39
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP14,139.76
|
$4.73
A$7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP148,517.79
|
$84.46
A$125.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP81,631,451.98
|
$27,859.34
A$41,525.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP67,136.26
|
$18.12
A$27.02
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP103,119.86
|
$55.36
A$82.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,194,482.68
|
$1,258.08
A$1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP933,915.29
|
$971.44
A$1,447.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP307,294.64
|
$141.88
A$211.48
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP783,230.46
|
$1,377.23
A$2,052.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,324,997.56
|
$14,720.56
A$21,941.73
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP4,928.86
|
$6.69
A$9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,367.22
|
$3.60
A$5.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,759.87
|
$28.13
A$41.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP99,812.00
|
$53.84
A$80.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP16,961.86
|
$13.24
A$19.74
|
|
pay 42.4% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP234,217.47
|
$75.27
A$112.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP164,942.56
|
$54.30
A$80.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP341,285.52
|
$102.43
A$152.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP300,211.00
|
$118.12
A$176.06
|
|
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