Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 42.5% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.35
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.25
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.49
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.80
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.63
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 29.5% less for housing
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€317.95
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€229.52
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€242.83
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.73
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.06
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.02
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.14
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
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