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
COP19,065.31
|
$15.33
€13.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP27,664.60
|
$10.30
€9.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,325.85
|
$2.98
€2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,611.76
|
$2.26
€2.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,703.03
|
$2.50
€2.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP9,718.85
|
$8.22
€7.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP17,162.25
|
$5.57
€5.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP8,882.64
|
$4.01
€3.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP9,539.06
|
$5.79
€5.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,658.23
|
$1.16
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,908.29
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,355.14
|
$1.30
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,223.64
|
$1.84
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,231.24
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,029.19
|
$0.84
€0.76
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP13,771.90
|
$6.51
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP144,653.95
|
$49.62
€44.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP79,507,726.70
|
$26,063.58
€23,564.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP65,389.64
|
$19.69
€17.80
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP100,437.09
|
$36.32
€32.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,163,406.99
|
$871.49
€787.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP909,618.54
|
$685.35
€619.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP299,300.06
|
$267.95
€242.26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP762,853.92
|
$469.56
€424.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP18,822,238.08
|
$14,286.41
€12,916.60
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP4,800.63
|
$4.59
€4.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,201.57
|
$3.54
€3.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,505.96
|
$6.46
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP97,215.29
|
$44.34
€40.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP16,520.58
|
$12.69
€11.47
|
|
pay 40.2% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP228,124.06
|
$85.15
€76.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP160,651.41
|
$46.34
€41.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP332,406.63
|
$89.08
€80.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP292,400.71
|
$125.31
€113.30
|
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