Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.2 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.80
$8,522
|
$16.45
£12.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
$16,896
|
$7.12
£5.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
$1,989
|
$1.71
£1.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
$1,556
|
$1.25
£0.97
|
|
pay 74.4% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
$2,672
|
$1.19
£0.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
$4,815
|
$3.41
£2.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
$10,441
|
$4.30
£3.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
$5,124
|
$2.38
£1.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
$5,002
|
$3.06
£2.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$2,772
|
$1.02
£0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
$953
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1,327
|
$0.95
£0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$1,420
|
$1.15
£0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,019
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,121
|
$0.55
£0.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.35
$7,151
|
$7.17
£5.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
$78,238
|
$92.01
£71.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,602.01
$50,549,790
|
$24,219.88
£18,712.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.47
$37,982
|
$15.92
£12.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.53
$77,746
|
$37.70
£29.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$233.21
$710,082
|
$1,003.85
£775.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.61
$629,098
|
$804.91
£621.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.65
$148,123
|
$154.44
£119.32
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.73
$391,965
|
$1,113.22
£860.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,150.81
$9,593,574
|
$15,982.03
£12,348.04
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.03
$3,143
|
$4.58
£3.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.23
$3,747
|
$3.39
£2.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
$5,543
|
$13.94
£10.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.09
$58,136
|
$40.99
£31.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.45
$10,515
|
$11.75
£9.08
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.21
$131,559
|
$71.73
£55.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.73
$96,613
|
$36.82
£28.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.90
$188,477
|
$76.65
£59.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.08
$152,498
|
$78.28
£60.48
|
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