Cost of living comparison
France is 2.9 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in France instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.80
$12,189
|
$15.40
€15.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
$24,166
|
$9.27
€9.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
$2,844
|
$2.52
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
$2,226
|
$1.72
€1.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
$3,821
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
$6,888
|
$7.87
€7.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
$14,934
|
$4.00
€3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
$7,329
|
$3.05
€2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
$7,155
|
$4.55
€4.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$3,964
|
$1.27
€1.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
$1,364
|
$0.94
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1,898
|
$1.22
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$2,031
|
$1.40
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,458
|
$0.82
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,603
|
$1.04
€1.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.35
$10,229
|
$7.91
€7.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
$111,904
|
$49.29
€48.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,602.01
$72,301,843
|
$24,317.30
€23,871.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.47
$54,326
|
$16.72
€16.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.53
$111,200
|
$28.65
€28.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$233.21
$1,015,637
|
$705.48
€692.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.61
$899,804
|
$568.84
€558.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.65
$211,861
|
$118.36
€116.19
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.73
$560,631
|
$733.34
€719.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,150.81
$13,721,779
|
$9,235.26
€9,065.95
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.03
$4,496
|
$5.55
€5.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.23
$5,360
|
$2.80
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
$7,928
|
$10.30
€10.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.09
$83,152
|
$35.94
€35.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.45
$15,039
|
$10.50
€10.31
|
|
pay 67.6% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.21
$188,171
|
$80.49
€79.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.73
$138,187
|
$35.46
€34.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.90
$269,580
|
$85.42
€83.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.08
$218,119
|
$117.33
€115.17
|
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