Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 54.0% cheaper than Ohio.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Ohio, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
|
Ohio
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.53
|
$2.80
$8,522
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
|
$5.55
$16,896
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
|
$0.65
$1,989
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
|
$0.51
$1,556
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
|
Ohio
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
|
$0.88
$2,672
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$1.58
$4,815
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.49
|
$3.43
$10,441
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
|
$1.68
$5,124
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
|
$1.64
$5,002
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.91
$2,772
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.31
$953
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$0.44
$1,327
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.47
$1,420
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.33
$1,019
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.37
$1,121
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
|
Ohio
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
|
$2.35
$7,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.11
|
$25.70
$78,238
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,855.59
|
$16,602.01
$50,549,790
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
|
$12.47
$37,982
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
|
Ohio
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.31
|
$25.53
$77,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,029.52
|
$233.21
$710,082
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$689.93
|
$206.61
$629,098
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.23
|
$48.65
$148,123
|
|
pay 78.7% less for childcare
|
Ohio
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$931.75
|
$128.73
$391,965
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,897.01
|
$3,150.81
$9,593,574
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ohio
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.30
|
$1.03
$3,143
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
|
$1.23
$3,747
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.25
|
$1.82
$5,543
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.41
|
$19.09
$58,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
|
$3.45
$10,515
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Ohio
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.97
|
$43.21
$131,559
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
|
$31.73
$96,613
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
|
$61.90
$188,477
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.80
|
$50.08
$152,498
|
|
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