Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 23.0% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$4.62
COP17,817.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$6.70
COP25,854.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.81
COP3,108.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.63
COP2,440.84
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$1.38
COP5,329.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$2.35
COP9,082.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$4.16
COP16,039.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$2.15
COP8,301.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$2.31
COP8,914.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.13
COP4,353.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$0.46
COP1,783.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$0.57
COP2,201.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$0.54
COP2,078.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.54
COP2,085.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.49
COP1,896.40
|
|
pay 94.6% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$3.34
COP12,870.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.05
COP135,187.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$19,262.76
COP74,304,650.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$15.84
COP61,110.47
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Liberia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$24.33
COP93,864.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$281.86
COP1,087,272.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$220.38
COP850,092.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$72.51
COP279,713.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$184.82
COP712,931.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$4,560.16
COP17,590,489.32
|
|
pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$1.16
COP4,486.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$1.50
COP5,795.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$2.30
COP8,883.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$23.55
COP90,853.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$4.00
COP15,439.45
|
|
pay 65.4% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$55.27
COP213,195.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$38.92
COP150,138.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$80.53
COP310,653.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$70.84
COP273,265.67
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Colombia or Liberia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.