Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 52.0% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 63.3% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$2.71
$10,617
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.60
$2,358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.46
$1,798
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Spain
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$1.61
$6,310
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$3.28
$12,840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$1.55
$6,095
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.83
$3,258
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.29
$1,151
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.37
$1,440
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.40
$1,553
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.30
$1,191
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.33
$1,310
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Spain
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$2.04
$7,979
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$23.61
$92,563
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$11.28
$44,215
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
Spain
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$208.57
$817,565
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$176.18
$690,614
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
Spain
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$104.33
$408,978
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$0.90
$3,511
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$1.21
$4,726
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$18.34
$71,894
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$2.91
$11,419
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
Spain
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$45.16
$177,015
|
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