Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 52.6% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
Japan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Japan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
Japan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Japan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
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