Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.8 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$12,190
|
$15.74
€14.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$23,664
|
$9.09
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,708
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$2,064
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,927
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$7,245
|
$7.20
€6.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$14,743
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$7,428
|
$3.14
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,998
|
$4.47
€4.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,741
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,321
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,654
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,783
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,367
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,505
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$9,162
|
$8.02
€7.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$106,284
|
$38.40
€35.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$65,794,405
|
$25,887.08
€24,122.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$50,770
|
$18.65
€17.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$96,203
|
$30.75
€28.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$938,756
|
$608.10
€566.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$792,987
|
$488.80
€455.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$209,923
|
$151.72
€141.38
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$469,603
|
$459.30
€427.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$13,521,372
|
$9,604.44
€8,949.90
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$4,032
|
$4.83
€4.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$5,426
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$8,539
|
$6.30
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$82,551
|
$51.79
€48.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$13,112
|
$9.32
€8.69
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$182,277
|
$80.37
€74.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$122,985
|
$36.54
€34.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$271,390
|
$89.56
€83.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$203,254
|
$114.84
€107.02
|
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