Cost of living comparison
Italy is 99.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP19,300.72
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP28,006.19
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,366.92
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,644.01
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,773.44
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP9,838.86
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP17,374.17
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP8,992.32
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP9,656.84
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,715.75
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,931.85
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,384.22
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,251.09
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,258.79
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,054.25
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP13,941.95
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP146,440.09
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP80,489,463.69
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP66,197.05
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP101,677.26
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,177,772.39
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP920,850.23
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP302,995.72
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP772,273.40
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,054,649.29
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP4,859.91
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,278.14
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,623.34
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP98,415.67
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP16,724.57
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP230,940.87
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP162,635.08
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP336,511.09
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP296,011.18
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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