Cost of living comparison

Texas, USA

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Texas Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 34.4% cheaper than Texas.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 48.4% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 59.3% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Colombia

The cost of clothing and transportation in Colombia are more expensive than in Texas. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Texas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Texas, you would:

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pay 43.3% less for restaurants

	Texas	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.27	$7.09 COP22,773.25	-61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78	$9.93 COP31,926.73	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$1.50 COP4,819.18	-43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.01	$1.15 COP3,683.87	-43.1%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Texas	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10	$2.08 COP6,687.52	-33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50	$3.94 COP12,669.49	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48	$5.55 COP17,822.39	+59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52	$3.08 COP9,888.80	-12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.20	$4.90 COP15,744.46	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12	$1.60 COP5,144.76	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75	$0.63 COP2,015.58	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.83	$0.72 COP2,326.32	-60.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74	$0.88 COP2,813.13	-49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.68 COP2,201.56	-41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19	$0.64 COP2,072.10	-46.0%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Texas	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.39	$4.89 COP15,702.92	+44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.39	$57.51 COP185K	-17.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,000.11	$24,696.92 COP79M	-27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.27	$21.04 COP67,619.07	+21.8%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 48.4% less for housing

	Texas	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.36	$27.89 COP89,648.67	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,288.10	$745.73 COP2M	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,094.27	$482.25 COP2M	-55.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.45	$101.48 COP326K	-37.5%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 59.3% less for childcare

	Texas	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,337.77	$597.35 COP2M	-55.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,554.28	$8,009.31 COP26M	-62.8%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Texas	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.59	$2.59 COP8,318.34	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42	$2.72 COP8,750.78	-49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.01	$4.03 COP12,949.82	-55.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.33	$41.34 COP133K	+2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.14	$6.65 COP21,389.21	-49.4%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Texas	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.06	$82.92 COP266K	+62.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.03	$53.80 COP173K	+34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.51	$134.00 COP431K	+48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.62	$115.03 COP370K	+2.1%
Average			+34.8%

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