Cost of living comparison
Greece is 4.0 times more expensive than Ibague.
If you lived in Greece instead of Ibague, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Ibague
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.20
COP8,543.92
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.18
COP16,233.45
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,563.18
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
COP1,423.99
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ibague
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,388.87
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
COP6,724.57
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
COP11,740.24
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,806.66
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.21
COP4,689.31
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
COP2,877.09
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
COP878.69
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
COP775.99
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,289.93
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
COP1,365.95
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
COP1,729.21
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ibague
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
COP9,757.48
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.54
COP83,730.41
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,739.25
COP53,399,495.05
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
COP33,928.37
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Ibague
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.12
COP62,655.41
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.41
COP448,555.76
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.91
COP427,195.96
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.98
COP89,326.90
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Ibague
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$21.98
COP85,439.19
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,099.14
COP4,271,959.60
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ibague
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.77
COP2,990.37
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
COP4,129.56
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.29
COP55,535.47
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.20
COP8,543.92
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 83.5% more for clothing
Ibague
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.24
COP191,383.79
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
COP111,070.95
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.32
COP401,564.20
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.38
COP102,527.03
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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