Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 2.5% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Colombia instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Colombia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR155.77
|
$4.62
COP17,817.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR84.82
|
$6.70
COP25,854.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.48
|
$0.81
COP3,108.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR13.02
|
$0.63
COP2,440.84
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.45
|
$1.38
COP5,329.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR66.07
|
$2.35
COP9,082.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR76.00
|
$4.16
COP16,039.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR39.21
|
$2.15
COP8,301.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.95
|
$2.31
COP8,914.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR12.09
|
$1.13
COP4,353.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.59
|
$0.46
COP1,783.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.04
|
$0.57
COP2,201.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.97
|
$0.54
COP2,078.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.28
|
$0.54
COP2,085.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.52
|
$0.49
COP1,896.40
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR90.33
|
$3.34
COP12,870.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR955.83
|
$35.05
COP135,187.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR368,152.82
|
$19,262.76
COP74,304,650.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR158.63
|
$15.84
COP61,110.47
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
South Africa
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR765.05
|
$24.33
COP93,864.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,824.02
|
$281.86
COP1,087,272.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,090.81
|
$220.38
COP850,092.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,437.44
|
$72.51
COP279,713.52
|
|
pay 14.6% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,198.12
|
$184.82
COP712,931.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR71,094.18
|
$4,560.16
COP17,590,489.32
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR38.35
|
$1.16
COP4,486.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.66
|
$1.50
COP5,795.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR50.41
|
$2.30
COP8,883.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR536.52
|
$23.55
COP90,853.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR111.59
|
$4.00
COP15,439.45
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR840.66
|
$55.27
COP213,195.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR567.60
|
$38.92
COP150,138.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,531.41
|
$80.53
COP310,653.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,450.16
|
$70.84
COP273,265.67
|
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