Cost of living comparison

Latvia

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 16.0% more expensive than Latvia overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 54.9% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 29.0% more in Colombia

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Colombia are more expensive than in Latvia. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Latvia, you would:

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Latvia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 €10.63	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.15 €7.25	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 €1.35	$1.50 COP4,759.09	-0.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+0.8%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Latvia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 €1.15	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+61.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 €3.88	$5.55 COP17,600.16	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 €2.84	$3.08 COP9,765.50	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 €3.09	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+88.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.16	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+73.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+54.2%
Average			+12.6%

Latvia vs. Colombia - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	Latvia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.10 €6.32	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.26 €34.05	$57.51 COP183K	+50.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,434.34 €23,527.52	$24,696.92 COP78M	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 €8.17	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+129.1%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 54.9% more for housing

	Latvia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.53 €15.60	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.67 €317.45	$745.73 COP2M	+109.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.56 €235.47	$482.25 COP2M	+82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$227.24 €202.25	$101.48 COP322K	-55.3%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Latvia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$488.72 €434.98	$597.35 COP2M	+22.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,452.35 €13,753.15	$8,009.31 COP25M	-48.2%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Latvia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.53 €4.03	$2.59 COP8,214.62	-42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.79	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 €5.43	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.36 €37.70	$41.34 COP131K	-2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.96 €8.87	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-33.2%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 29.0% more for clothing

	Latvia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.25 €58.97	$82.92 COP263K	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.10 €34.80	$53.80 COP171K	+37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.76 €69.21	$134.00 COP425K	+72.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$115.03 COP365K	-6.6%
Average			+29.0%

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