Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 74.8% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 81.8% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.51
|
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
|
pay 69.5% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.01
|
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.94
|
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.20
|
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.24
|
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.72
|
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.69
|
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.05
|
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
|
pay 88.0% less for housing
Monaco
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.30
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,435.55
|
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,095.76
|
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€211.67
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
|
pay 90.7% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,972.54
|
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
|
pay 84.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.13
|
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€564.85
|
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
|
pay 63.0% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.08
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.46
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€139.80
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€449.83
|
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
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