Colombia vs. Saint Barthelemy Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Saint Barthelemy, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Saint Barthelemy
Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $7.09
COP22,489.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $9.93
COP31,528.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.50
COP4,759.09

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Saint Barthelemy
Colombia
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.08
COP6,604.13
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.94
COP12,511.51
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.55
COP17,600.16

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Saint Barthelemy
Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.89
COP15,507.12
Monthly public transit pass ?? $57.51
COP183K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $24,696.92
COP78M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Saint Barthelemy
Colombia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $27.89
COP88,530.84
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $745.73
COP2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $482.25
COP2M

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saint Barthelemy
Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $597.35
COP2M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,009.31
COP25M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Barthelemy
Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.59
COP8,214.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.72
COP8,641.67
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.03
COP12,788.35

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Saint Barthelemy
Colombia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $82.92
COP263K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $53.80
COP171K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $134.00
COP425K

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