Cost of living comparison
France is 2.4 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in France instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP19,300.72
|
$15.92
€14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP28,006.19
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,366.92
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,644.01
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,773.44
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP9,838.86
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP17,374.17
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP8,992.32
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP9,656.84
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,715.75
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,931.85
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,384.22
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,251.09
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,258.79
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,054.25
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
Colombia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP13,941.95
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP146,440.09
|
$51.68
€48.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP80,489,463.69
|
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP66,197.05
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Colombia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP101,677.26
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,177,772.39
|
$779.01
€726.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP920,850.23
|
$611.60
€570.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP302,995.72
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP772,273.40
|
$707.64
€660.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,054,649.29
|
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP4,859.91
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,278.14
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,623.34
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP98,415.67
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP16,724.57
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Colombia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP230,940.87
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP162,635.08
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP336,511.09
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP296,011.18
|
$126.59
€118.09
|
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