Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.6 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.80
$12,189
|
$11.21
€11.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
$24,166
|
$8.50
€8.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
$2,844
|
$2.44
€2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
$2,226
|
$2.21
€2.17
|
|
pay 87.6% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
$3,821
|
$1.83
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
$6,888
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
$14,934
|
$3.56
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
$7,329
|
$2.46
€2.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
$7,155
|
$3.30
€3.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$3,964
|
$1.12
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
$1,364
|
$0.75
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1,898
|
$0.97
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$2,031
|
$0.48
€0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,458
|
$0.73
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,603
|
$0.45
€0.44
|
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.35
$10,229
|
$8.64
€8.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
$111,904
|
$69.44
€68.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,602.01
$72,301,843
|
$24,945.52
€24,488.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.47
$54,326
|
$20.35
€19.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.53
$111,200
|
$34.76
€34.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$233.21
$1,015,637
|
$719.63
€706.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.61
$899,804
|
$553.10
€542.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.65
$211,861
|
$188.33
€184.88
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.73
$560,631
|
$311.61
€305.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,150.81
$13,721,779
|
$11,436.42
€11,226.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.03
$4,496
|
$3.77
€3.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.23
$5,360
|
$2.98
€2.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
$7,928
|
$7.17
€7.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.09
$83,152
|
$31.39
€30.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.45
$15,039
|
$11.49
€11.28
|
|
pay 60.4% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.21
$188,171
|
$76.52
€75.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.73
$138,187
|
$37.26
€36.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.90
$269,580
|
$83.11
€81.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.08
$218,119
|
$106.62
€104.67
|
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