Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 5.4% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 5.6% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 31.8% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 29.7% more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

	Poland	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.02 PLN38.91	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-29.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 PLN32.36	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 PLN7.99	$1.50 COP4,759.09	-27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 PLN6.55	$1.15 COP3,637.93	-32.1%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Poland	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 PLN4.91	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 PLN16.87	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PLN14.56	$5.55 COP17,600.16	+47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 PLN12.89	$3.08 COP9,765.50	-7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 PLN11.04	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+72.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.99	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+213.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 PLN2.79	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 PLN4.76	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-28.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 PLN1.49	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+79.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+42.2%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Poland	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 PLN23.90	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.85 PLN119.83	$57.51 COP183K	+86.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,440.20 PLN118K	$24,696.92 COP78M	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.65 PLN33.58	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+143.4%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 5.6% less for housing

	Poland	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.87 PLN65.54	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	$745.73 COP2M	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	$482.25 COP2M	-8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$213.80 PLN830.55	$101.48 COP322K	-52.5%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 31.8% more for childcare

	Poland	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	$597.35 COP2M	+59.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	$8,009.31 COP25M	+9.1%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 PLN13.36	$2.59 COP8,214.62	-24.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 PLN13.13	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 PLN20.38	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-23.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.23 PLN140.74	$41.34 COP131K	+14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 PLN28.04	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-7.8%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 29.7% more for clothing

	Poland	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.02 PLN314.75	$82.92 COP263K	+2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.65 PLN142.38	$53.80 COP171K	+46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.93 PLN333.81	$134.00 COP425K	+55.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.22 PLN369.91	$115.03 COP365K	+20.8%
Average			+29.7%

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