Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 62.6% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Colombia instead of France, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
France
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$2.71
$10,332
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$5.26
$20,057
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$0.60
$2,295
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.46
$1,750
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
France
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$0.87
$3,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$1.61
$6,141
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$3.28
$12,496
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$1.65
$6,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$1.55
$5,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.83
$3,171
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.29
$1,120
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.37
$1,402
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.40
$1,512
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.30
$1,159
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.33
$1,275
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
France
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$2.04
$7,765
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$23.61
$90,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$14,617.95
$55,765,306
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$11.28
$43,031
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
France
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$21.37
$81,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$208.57
$795,660
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$176.18
$672,111
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$46.64
$177,924
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
France
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$104.33
$398,021
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$3,004.13
$11,460,298
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$0.90
$3,417
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.21
$4,599
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$1.90
$7,237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$18.34
$69,968
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$2.91
$11,113
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
France
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$40.50
$154,493
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$27.32
$104,238
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$60.30
$230,022
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$45.16
$172,272
|
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