Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
$4.20
COP18,905.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
$6.62
COP29,788.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
$0.78
COP3,529.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
$0.60
COP2,679.14
|
|
pay 91.9% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
$1.27
COP5,721.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
$2.16
COP9,738.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
$3.88
COP17,461.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
$2.02
COP9,092.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
$2.19
COP9,847.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
$1.07
COP4,820.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
$0.45
COP2,046.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$0.55
COP2,482.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
$0.46
COP2,058.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
$0.50
COP2,251.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
$0.45
COP2,037.80
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
$3.05
COP13,740.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
$34.31
COP154,360.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
$17,642.99
COP79,377,149.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
$14.10
COP63,428.43
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
$22.88
COP102,923.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
$272.41
COP1,225,605.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
$235.87
COP1,061,199.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
$66.40
COP298,751.19
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
$190.65
COP857,768.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
$4,364.51
COP19,636,279.11
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
$1.15
COP5,191.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
$1.40
COP6,317.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
$2.09
COP9,414.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
$22.45
COP101,025.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
$3.65
COP16,439.00
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
$52.02
COP234,043.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
$38.22
COP171,976.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
$81.60
COP367,146.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
$69.09
COP310,823.45
|
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