Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 66.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 76.4% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.15
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 64.0% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.97
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.63
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€803.74
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 73.7% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.08
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.54
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.53
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
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