Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Finland

Finland vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Finland is 26.8% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% more in Finland
Groceries: pay 13.7% more in Finland
Transportation: pay 39.6% more in Finland
Housing: pay 17.3% more in Finland
Childcare: pay 2.2% less in Finland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Finland
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Finland

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in Finland are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Finland. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Finland.

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Finland vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Finland instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 74.2% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Finland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$15.96 €14.20	+125.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$11.89 €10.58	+19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$2.80 €2.49	+86.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$2.19 €1.95	+90.8%
Average			+74.2%

Colombia vs. Finland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

	Colombia	Finland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	$2.55 €2.27	+22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$4.18 €3.72	+6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$4.89 €4.36	-11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$3.23 €2.88	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$5.94 €5.28	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$1.07 €0.95	-33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$0.92 €0.82	+46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$1.06 €0.95	+46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$1.75 €1.56	+100.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$0.56 €0.50	-18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$0.77 €0.69	+19.9%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 39.6% more for transportation

	Colombia	Finland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$8.37 €7.45	+71.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$69.28 €61.66	+20.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$35,392.23 €31,500.36	+43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	$19.22 €17.11	-8.6%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 17.3% more for housing

	Colombia	Finland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$23.47 €20.89	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$812.17 €722.86	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$648.17 €576.89	+34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$112.50 €100.13	+10.9%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 2.2% less for childcare

	Colombia	Finland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$343.69 €305.90	-42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$13,310.70 €11,847.00	+66.2%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Finland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$8.12 €7.23	+213.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$4.71 €4.19	+72.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	$12.52 €11.14	+210.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$43.65 €38.85	+5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	$17.16 €15.27	+157.8%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Colombia	Finland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$91.56 €81.49	+10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$40.36 €35.92	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$97.65 €86.91	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$146.74 €130.61	+27.6%
Average			-6.3%

Colombia vs. Finland - Cost of clothing

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