Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 24.1% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.29
|
$4.62
COP17,817.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.49
|
$6.70
COP25,854.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$0.81
COP3,108.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.63
COP2,440.84
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.38
COP5,329.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.47
|
$2.35
COP9,082.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.64
|
$4.16
COP16,039.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.30
|
$2.15
COP8,301.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$2.31
COP8,914.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.13
COP4,353.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.46
COP1,783.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.57
COP2,201.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.54
COP2,078.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.54
COP2,085.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.49
COP1,896.40
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$3.34
COP12,870.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.04
|
$35.05
COP135,187.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,585.27
|
$19,262.76
COP74,304,650.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.65
|
$15.84
COP61,110.47
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.03
|
$24.33
COP93,864.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.83
|
$281.86
COP1,087,272.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€322.23
|
$220.38
COP850,092.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.57
|
$72.51
COP279,713.52
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.53
|
$184.82
COP712,931.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,718.17
|
$4,560.16
COP17,590,489.32
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.70
|
$1.16
COP4,486.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$1.50
COP5,795.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.17
|
$2.30
COP8,883.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.94
|
$23.55
COP90,853.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.04
|
$4.00
COP15,439.45
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.45
|
$55.27
COP213,195.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.48
|
$38.92
COP150,138.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.30
|
$80.53
COP310,653.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.30
|
$70.84
COP273,265.67
|
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