Cost of living comparison

Finland

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Finland Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 21.1% cheaper than Finland overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 28.4% less in Colombia
Housing: pay 14.7% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 2.3% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 6.7% more in Colombia

The cost of clothing and childcare in Colombia are more expensive than in Finland. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Finland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Finland, you would:

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pay 42.6% less for restaurants

	Finland	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.96 €14.20	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89 €10.58	$9.93 COP31,528.63	-16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.49	$1.50 COP4,759.09	-46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.95	$1.15 COP3,637.93	-47.6%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Finland	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.55 €2.27	$2.08 COP6,604.13	-18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 €3.72	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.89 €4.36	$5.55 COP17,600.16	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.88	$3.08 COP9,765.50	-4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.94 €5.28	$4.90 COP15,548.14	-17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-16.6%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

	Finland	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 €7.45	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-41.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.28 €61.66	$57.51 COP183K	-17.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,392.23 €31,500.36	$24,696.92 COP78M	-30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.22 €17.11	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+9.5%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 14.7% less for housing

	Finland	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.47 €20.89	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$812.17 €722.86	$745.73 COP2M	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.17 €576.89	$482.25 COP2M	-25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.50 €100.13	$101.48 COP322K	-9.8%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 2.3% more for childcare

	Finland	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.69 €305.90	$597.35 COP2M	+73.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,310.70 €11,847.00	$8,009.31 COP25M	-39.8%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Finland	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.12 €7.23	$2.59 COP8,214.62	-68.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 €4.19	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.52 €11.14	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.65 €38.85	$41.34 COP131K	-5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.16 €15.27	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-61.2%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

	Finland	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.56 €81.49	$82.92 COP263K	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.36 €35.92	$53.80 COP171K	+33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.65 €86.91	$134.00 COP425K	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.74 €130.61	$115.03 COP365K	-21.6%
Average			+6.7%

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