Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.1 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
$18.70
£14.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
$9.25
£7.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
$5.92
£4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
$3.77
£3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
$3.70
£2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
$7.07
£5.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
$98.23
£78.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
$34,832.80
£27,718.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
$17.15
£13.65
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
$39.40
£31.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
$1,243.58
£989.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
$1,020.84
£812.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
$229.21
£182.40
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
$1,497.56
£1,191.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
$18,629.32
£14,824.60
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
$5.63
£4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
$4.12
£3.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
$17.47
£13.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
$45.31
£36.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
$12.89
£10.26
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
$78.43
£62.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
$40.13
£31.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
$90.36
£71.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
$96.72
£76.97
|
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