Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 43.9% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Senegal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
|
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