Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.9 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP19,441.04
|
$18.07
£13.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP28,209.81
|
$8.96
£6.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,391.40
|
$2.14
£1.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,663.23
|
$1.52
£1.16
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,815.42
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP9,910.39
|
$4.24
£3.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP17,500.48
|
$5.75
£4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP9,057.70
|
$3.68
£2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP9,727.05
|
$3.66
£2.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,750.03
|
$1.20
£0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,945.89
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,401.55
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,267.46
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,275.21
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,069.18
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP14,043.31
|
$7.22
£5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP147,504.75
|
$94.64
£71.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP81,074,644.61
|
$33,464.66
£25,441.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP66,678.32
|
$16.98
£12.91
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP102,416.48
|
$37.59
£28.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,186,335.12
|
$1,224.35
£930.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP927,545.07
|
$974.65
£740.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP305,198.59
|
$234.45
£178.24
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP777,888.05
|
$1,426.61
£1,084.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,193,181.93
|
$18,036.83
£13,712.68
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP4,895.24
|
$5.42
£4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,323.79
|
$3.93
£2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,693.30
|
$16.35
£12.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP99,131.18
|
$43.82
£33.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP16,846.16
|
$12.87
£9.79
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP232,619.87
|
$76.61
£58.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP163,817.48
|
$39.64
£30.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP338,957.62
|
$90.51
£68.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP298,163.27
|
$94.66
£71.97
|
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