Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 1.5% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.90
|
$4.20
COP18,446.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.66
|
$6.62
COP29,064.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$0.78
COP3,444.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$0.60
COP2,614.03
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$1.27
COP5,582.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.93
|
$2.16
COP9,501.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.45
|
$3.88
COP17,036.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.31
|
$2.02
COP8,871.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.18
|
$2.19
COP9,608.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$1.07
COP4,703.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$0.45
COP1,996.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$0.55
COP2,422.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$0.46
COP2,008.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$0.50
COP2,197.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$0.45
COP1,988.28
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.28
|
$3.05
COP13,406.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.67
|
$34.31
COP150,609.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,210.29
|
$17,642.99
COP77,448,321.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.37
|
$14.10
COP61,887.15
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.31
|
$22.88
COP100,422.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,294.01
|
$272.41
COP1,195,824.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL887.25
|
$235.87
COP1,035,412.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.99
|
$66.40
COP291,491.67
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL547.33
|
$190.65
COP836,925.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,522.31
|
$4,364.51
COP19,159,126.61
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.23
|
$1.15
COP5,065.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.72
|
$1.40
COP6,164.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.01
|
$2.09
COP9,186.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.99
|
$22.45
COP98,570.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.32
|
$3.65
COP16,039.54
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.92
|
$52.02
COP228,356.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.25
|
$38.22
COP167,797.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL274.15
|
$81.60
COP358,224.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL283.10
|
$69.09
COP303,270.58
|
|
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