Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.8 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,617
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,358
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,798
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 96.0% more for groceries
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,310
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,840
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,095
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,258
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,151
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,440
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,553
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,191
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,310
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,979
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$92,563
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,215
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$817,565
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$690,614
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$408,978
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,511
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,726
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$71,894
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,419
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,015
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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