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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP19,300.72
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP28,006.19
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,366.92
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,644.01
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,773.44
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP9,838.86
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP17,374.17
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP8,992.32
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP9,656.84
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,715.75
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,931.85
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,384.22
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,251.09
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,258.79
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,054.25
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP13,941.95
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP146,440.09
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP80,489,463.69
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP66,197.05
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP101,677.26
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,177,772.39
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP920,850.23
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP302,995.72
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP772,273.40
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,054,649.29
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP4,859.91
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,278.14
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,623.34
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP98,415.67
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP16,724.57
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP230,940.87
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP162,635.08
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP336,511.09
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP296,011.18
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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