Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 50.0% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Colombia instead of France, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.89
|
$4.20
COP18,236.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.34
|
$6.62
COP28,733.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.60
|
$0.78
COP3,404.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.60
COP2,584.26
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
|
France
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
$1.27
COP5,518.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.06
|
$2.16
COP9,393.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.30
|
$3.88
COP16,842.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
$2.02
COP8,770.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.54
|
$2.19
COP9,499.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.21
|
$1.07
COP4,650.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.45
COP1,973.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.55
COP2,394.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$0.46
COP1,985.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$0.50
COP2,172.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.45
COP1,965.64
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
France
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.91
|
$3.05
COP13,254.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€47.98
|
$34.31
COP148,894.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,768.26
|
$17,642.99
COP76,566,302.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.81
|
$14.10
COP61,182.35
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
|
France
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.63
|
$22.88
COP99,278.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€714.31
|
$272.41
COP1,182,205.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€575.49
|
$235.87
COP1,023,621.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€133.40
|
$66.40
COP288,172.02
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
|
France
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€657.27
|
$190.65
COP827,393.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,725.54
|
$4,364.51
COP18,940,933.19
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.91
|
$1.15
COP5,007.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.87
|
$1.40
COP6,094.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.27
|
$2.09
COP9,081.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.20
|
$22.45
COP97,447.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.52
|
$3.65
COP15,856.87
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
|
France
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€85.34
|
$52.02
COP225,755.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€35.95
|
$38.22
COP165,886.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€87.15
|
$81.60
COP354,145.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€120.83
|
$69.09
COP299,816.79
|
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