Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 60.0% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP20,409.74
|
$10.09
€9.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP29,615.44
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,560.38
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,795.93
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP6,105.19
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP10,404.20
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP18,372.49
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP9,509.02
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP10,211.73
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,986.72
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,042.85
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,521.21
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,380.44
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,388.58
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,172.29
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP14,743.06
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP154,854.60
|
$23.92
€22.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP85,114,419.53
|
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP70,000.76
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 77.4% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP107,519.67
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,245,447.64
|
$454.70
€418.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP973,762.64
|
$349.83
€321.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP320,405.97
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP816,648.53
|
$200.34
€184.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP20,149,536.84
|
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP5,139.16
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,638.89
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP10,176.30
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP104,070.67
|
$45.53
€41.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP17,685.57
|
$8.73
€8.03
|
|
pay 18.5% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP244,210.82
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP171,980.16
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP355,847.15
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP313,020.10
|
$98.03
€90.15
|
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