Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 14.3% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Syria
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$2.71
$10,739
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$0.60
$2,385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$0.46
$1,819
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Syria
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$1.61
$6,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$3.28
$12,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$1.55
$6,165
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$0.83
$3,296
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$0.29
$1,164
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$0.37
$1,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$0.40
$1,571
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$0.30
$1,205
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.33
$1,326
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
Syria
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$2.04
$8,071
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$23.61
$93,634
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$11.28
$44,727
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Syria
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$208.57
$827,027
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$176.18
$698,607
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
|
pay 33.6% more for childcare
Syria
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$104.33
$413,712
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$0.90
$3,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$1.21
$4,780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$18.34
$72,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$2.91
$11,552
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Syria
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$45.16
$179,063
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Colombia or Syria. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.