Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 26.1% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
|
pay 55.9% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
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