Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 64.7% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪68.46
|
$2.71
$10,739
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪55.06
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.55
|
$0.60
$2,385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.31
|
$0.46
$1,819
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Israel
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.21
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪24.20
|
$1.61
$6,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪24.28
|
$3.28
$12,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪14.03
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.87
|
$1.55
$6,165
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.15
|
$0.83
$3,296
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.86
|
$0.29
$1,164
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.98
|
$0.37
$1,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.08
|
$0.40
$1,571
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.19
|
$0.30
$1,205
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.07
|
$0.33
$1,326
|
|
pay 55.5% less for transportation
Israel
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.87
|
$2.04
$8,071
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪217.44
|
$23.61
$93,634
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪146,369.85
|
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪61.23
|
$11.28
$44,727
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Israel
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪104.98
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,587.02
|
$208.57
$827,027
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,988.96
|
$176.18
$698,607
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪667.60
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Israel
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,132.42
|
$104.33
$413,712
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,740.52
|
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
|
pay 76.1% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.95
|
$0.90
$3,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.32
|
$1.21
$4,780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪37.44
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪243.72
|
$18.34
$72,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪44.46
|
$2.91
$11,552
|
|
pay 52.7% less for clothing
Israel
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪329.47
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪204.63
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪419.43
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪475.93
|
$45.16
$179,063
|
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