Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 54.5% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$4.62
COP17,817.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$6.70
COP25,854.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.81
COP3,108.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.63
COP2,440.84
|
|
pay 58.9% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$1.38
COP5,329.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$2.35
COP9,082.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$4.16
COP16,039.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$2.15
COP8,301.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$2.31
COP8,914.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$1.13
COP4,353.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.46
COP1,783.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.57
COP2,201.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.54
COP2,078.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$0.54
COP2,085.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.49
COP1,896.40
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$3.34
COP12,870.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$35.05
COP135,187.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
$19,262.76
COP74,304,650.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$15.84
COP61,110.47
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$24.33
COP93,864.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$281.86
COP1,087,272.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$220.38
COP850,092.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$72.51
COP279,713.52
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$184.82
COP712,931.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$4,560.16
COP17,590,489.32
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$1.16
COP4,486.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$1.50
COP5,795.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$2.30
COP8,883.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$23.55
COP90,853.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$4.00
COP15,439.45
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$55.27
COP213,195.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$38.92
COP150,138.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$80.53
COP310,653.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$70.84
COP273,265.67
|
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