Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 2.9% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,982.37
|
$4.62
COP17,817.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,681.50
|
$6.70
COP25,854.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD349.62
|
$0.81
COP3,108.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD188.40
|
$0.63
COP2,440.84
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD250.67
|
$1.38
COP5,329.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,445.91
|
$2.35
COP9,082.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,124.24
|
$4.16
COP16,039.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD818.23
|
$2.15
COP8,301.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,202.74
|
$2.31
COP8,914.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.42
|
$1.13
COP4,353.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.92
|
$0.46
COP1,783.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD282.69
|
$0.57
COP2,201.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD294.30
|
$0.54
COP2,078.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.47
|
$0.54
COP2,085.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD108.42
|
$0.49
COP1,896.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,840.99
|
$3.34
COP12,870.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,027.28
|
$35.05
COP135,187.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,397,420.61
|
$19,262.76
COP74,304,650.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,293.52
|
$15.84
COP61,110.47
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Armenia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,820.97
|
$24.33
COP93,864.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD201,486.43
|
$281.86
COP1,087,272.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD166,514.90
|
$220.38
COP850,092.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,578.88
|
$72.51
COP279,713.52
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD90,037.10
|
$184.82
COP712,931.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,235,996.21
|
$4,560.16
COP17,590,489.32
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD636.73
|
$1.16
COP4,486.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD977.63
|
$1.50
COP5,795.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,005.74
|
$2.30
COP8,883.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,685.70
|
$23.55
COP90,853.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,177.92
|
$4.00
COP15,439.45
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,402.32
|
$55.27
COP213,195.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD21,079.90
|
$38.92
COP150,138.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD41,145.64
|
$80.53
COP310,653.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD36,134.19
|
$70.84
COP273,265.67
|
|
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