Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 47.6% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 59.7% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$2.71
$10,617
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.73
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.94
|
$0.60
$2,358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.46
$1,798
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.52
|
$1.61
$6,310
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.47
|
$3.28
$12,840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.16
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.98
|
$1.55
$6,095
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.83
$3,258
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.29
$1,151
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.37
$1,440
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$0.40
$1,553
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.30
$1,191
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.33
$1,310
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.82
|
$2.04
$7,979
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.86
|
$23.61
$92,563
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,820.60
|
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.99
|
$11.28
$44,215
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.42
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€397.07
|
$208.57
$817,565
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€320.95
|
$176.18
$690,614
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€194.46
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€177.10
|
$104.33
$408,978
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,743.55
|
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$0.90
$3,511
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.83
|
$1.21
$4,726
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.05
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.90
|
$18.34
$71,894
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.82
|
$2.91
$11,419
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.31
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€32.04
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.59
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.63
|
$45.16
$177,015
|
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