Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 49.7% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Colombia instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.24
|
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.03
|
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.18
|
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.49
|
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,080.55
|
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
San Marino
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.47
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€526.34
|
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€436.48
|
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.20
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€335.49
|
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,135.01
|
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.89
|
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.45
|
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.03
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.89
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
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