Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.4 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP19,300.72
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP28,006.19
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,366.92
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,644.01
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,773.44
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP9,838.86
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP17,374.17
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP8,992.32
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP9,656.84
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,715.75
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,931.85
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,384.22
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,251.09
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,258.79
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,054.25
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP13,941.95
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP146,440.09
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP80,489,463.69
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP66,197.05
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP101,677.26
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,177,772.39
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP920,850.23
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP302,995.72
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP772,273.40
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,054,649.29
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP4,859.91
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,278.14
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,623.34
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP98,415.67
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP16,724.57
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 40.2% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP230,940.87
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP162,635.08
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP336,511.09
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP296,011.18
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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