Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 61.8% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.47
|
$2.71
$10,739
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$0.60
$2,385
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.46
$1,819
|
|
pay 64.8% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$1.61
$6,383
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$3.28
$12,989
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.06
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
|
$1.55
$6,165
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.83
$3,296
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.29
$1,164
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.37
$1,457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$0.40
$1,571
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.30
$1,205
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.33
$1,326
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$2.04
$8,071
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.28
|
$23.61
$93,634
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,762.21
|
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
|
$11.28
$44,727
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.88
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,348.70
|
$208.57
$827,027
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,154.19
|
$176.18
$698,607
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.24
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$804.31
|
$104.33
$413,712
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,912.75
|
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.78
|
$0.90
$3,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.43
|
$1.21
$4,780
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.80
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
|
$18.34
$72,726
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
|
$2.91
$11,552
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.27
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.52
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.18
|
$45.16
$179,063
|
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