Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.8 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
$105.59
|
|
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