Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 2.8 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
$7,864
|
$12.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
$13,340
|
$7.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
$1,988
|
$1.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
$1,636
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
$2,327
|
$2.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.46
$4,442
|
$5.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
$7,852
|
$2.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.36
$4,138
|
$1.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
$4,674
|
$3.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
$2,385
|
$2.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
$927
|
$0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
$1,303
|
$2.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
$1,244
|
$1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
$790
|
$1.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
$1,057
|
$1.13
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
$7,501
|
$2.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.80
$78,569
|
$59.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,666.55
$50,746,313
|
$22,077.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.52
$38,107
|
$16.42
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.22
$79,826
|
$64.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$249.06
$758,328
|
$827.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.47
$549,485
|
$645.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.28
$146,992
|
$124.46
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.43
$418,457
|
$898.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,306.54
$10,067,763
|
$9,994.51
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
$2,768
|
$3.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
$3,158
|
$3.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$5,693
|
$6.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
$64,215
|
$30.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
$9,319
|
$10.61
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.96
$121,667
|
$42.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
$88,187
|
$31.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.44
$193,158
|
$72.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.19
$152,825
|
$97.93
|
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