Cost of living comparison
France is 3.4 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in France instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,617
|
$16.13
€15.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,611
|
$9.98
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,358
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,798
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,310
|
$8.33
€7.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,841
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,095
|
$5.22
€4.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,258
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,151
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,440
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,553
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,191
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,311
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,980
|
$7.84
€7.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$92,570
|
$52.45
€49.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,304,940
|
$26,223.89
€24,575.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,219
|
$18.05
€16.91
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$83,790
|
$30.93
€28.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$817,628
|
$760.64
€712.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$690,668
|
$610.71
€572.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$182,836
|
$135.03
€126.55
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$409,010
|
$674.24
€631.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,776,707
|
$11,309.03
€10,598.33
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,512
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,726
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,437
|
$11.11
€10.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$71,900
|
$37.98
€35.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,420
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 93.8% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$158,758
|
$85.18
€79.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,116
|
$38.90
€36.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$236,373
|
$90.98
€85.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,028
|
$122.71
€115.00
|
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