Cost of living comparison
Spain is 4.0 times more expensive than Ibague.
If you lived in Spain instead of Ibague, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Ibague
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.20
COP8,543.92
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.18
COP16,233.45
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
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
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ibague
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,388.87
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
COP6,724.57
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
COP11,740.24
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,806.66
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.21
COP4,689.31
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
COP2,877.09
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
COP878.69
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
COP775.99
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,289.93
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
COP1,365.95
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
COP1,729.21
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 97.5% more for transportation
Ibague
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
COP9,757.48
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.54
COP83,730.41
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,739.25
COP53,399,495.05
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
COP33,928.37
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Ibague
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.12
COP62,655.41
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.41
COP448,555.76
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.91
COP427,195.96
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.98
COP89,326.90
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
Ibague
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$21.98
COP85,439.19
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,099.14
COP4,271,959.60
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ibague
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.77
COP2,990.37
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
COP4,129.56
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.29
COP55,535.47
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.20
COP8,543.92
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 70.8% more for clothing
Ibague
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.24
COP191,383.79
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
COP111,070.95
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.32
COP401,564.20
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.38
COP102,527.03
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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