Cost of living comparison
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United Kingdom vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary
United Kingdom is 2.9 times more expensive than Colombia overall.
- Restaurants
- pay 2.8 times more in United Kingdom
- Groceries
- pay 63.4% more in United Kingdom
- Transportation
- pay 2.0 times more in United Kingdom
- Housing
- pay 3.3 times more in United Kingdom
- Childcare
- pay 5.0 times more in United Kingdom
- Entertainment and Sports
- pay 4.2 times more in United Kingdom
- Clothing
- pay 18.7% more in United Kingdom
United Kingdom vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Colombia | United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | $4.36 COP14,994.84 | $20.41 £15.46 | |
| Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar | $7.74 COP26,601.51 | $9.94 £7.53 | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | $0.88 COP3,031.15 | $2.32 £1.76 | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | $0.62 COP2,134.49 | $1.65 £1.25 | |
Colombia vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants
pay 63.4% more for groceries
Colombia | United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread 1 loaf | $1.36 COP4,666.16 | $1.59 £1.21 | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) | $2.49 COP8,558.44 | $4.71 £3.57 | |
| Milk (1 gallon) | $4.35 COP14,958.71 | $6.20 £4.70 | |
| Eggs 1 dozen | $2.23 COP7,658.72 | $3.87 £2.93 | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | $2.47 COP8,476.40 | $3.87 £2.93 | |
| Apples (1 lb) | $1.21 COP4,149.96 | $1.32 £1.00 | |
| Bananas (1 lb) | $0.52 COP1,782.13 | $0.73 £0.55 | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | $0.62 COP2,116.38 | $1.28 £0.97 | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | $0.53 COP1,828.15 | $1.49 £1.13 | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) | $0.52 COP1,793.15 | $0.72 £0.54 | |
| Onions (1 lb) | $0.50 COP1,736.32 | $0.71 £0.54 | |
Colombia vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Colombia | United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | $3.91 COP13,434.92 | $7.22 £5.47 | |
| Monthly public transit pass | $33.68 COP116K | $99.05 £75.03 | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | $18,639.00 COP64M | $36,224.29 £27,440.55 | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | $16.37 COP56,283.70 | $22.08 £16.73 | |
Colombia vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Colombia | United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl | $23.34 COP80,258.94 | $41.90 £31.74 | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | $313.67 COP1M | $1,285.79 £974.01 | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | $251.62 COP865K | $1,062.09 £804.55 | |
| Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating | $73.60 COP253K | $233.57 £176.93 | |
Colombia vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Colombia | United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | $234.03 COP805K | $1,530.71 £1,159.54 | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | $5,761.13 COP20M | $19,375.12 £14,677.00 | |
Colombia vs. United Kingdom - Cost of childcare
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia | United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | $1.20 COP4,135.01 | $6.35 £4.81 | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | $1.59 COP5,483.26 | $4.54 £3.44 | |
| Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar | $2.56 COP8,797.23 | $19.18 £14.53 | |
| Monthly membership at local gym | $25.07 COP86,212.81 | $49.26 £37.31 | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | $4.12 COP14,169.64 | $13.88 £10.52 | |
Colombia vs. United Kingdom - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Colombia | United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular jeans Levi's brand | $61.30 COP211K | $86.00 £65.15 | |
| Regular dress from H&M or similar store | $40.34 COP139K | $44.20 £33.48 | |
| Running shoes Nike or Adidas | $95.01 COP327K | $95.21 £72.12 | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | $81.28 COP279K | $101.36 £76.78 | |
Colombia vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing
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