Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 57.4% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$2.71
$10,617
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.60
$2,358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.46
$1,798
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$1.61
$6,310
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$3.28
$12,840
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$1.55
$6,095
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.83
$3,258
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.29
$1,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.37
$1,440
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.40
$1,553
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.30
$1,191
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.33
$1,310
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$2.04
$7,979
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$23.61
$92,563
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$11.28
$44,215
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Colombia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$208.57
$817,565
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$176.18
$690,614
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$104.33
$408,978
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$0.90
$3,511
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.21
$4,726
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$18.34
$71,894
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$2.91
$11,419
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$45.16
$177,015
|
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