Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 2.2 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Colombia instead of India, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹203.57
|
$4.20
COP18,236.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹331.01
|
$6.62
COP28,733.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.60
|
$0.78
COP3,404.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.09
|
$0.60
COP2,584.26
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
|
India
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.07
|
$1.27
COP5,518.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹215.31
|
$2.16
COP9,393.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹217.10
|
$3.88
COP16,842.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.66
|
$2.02
COP8,770.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.86
|
$2.19
COP9,499.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.93
|
$1.07
COP4,650.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.51
|
$0.45
COP1,973.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.38
|
$0.55
COP2,394.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.47
|
$0.46
COP1,985.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.87
|
$0.50
COP2,172.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.91
|
$0.45
COP1,965.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹391.56
|
$3.05
COP13,254.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹858.66
|
$34.31
COP148,894.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,147,195.14
|
$17,642.99
COP76,566,302.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹249.25
|
$14.10
COP61,182.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
India
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹626.39
|
$22.88
COP99,278.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,709.25
|
$272.41
COP1,182,205.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,661.69
|
$235.87
COP1,023,621.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,541.86
|
$66.40
COP288,172.02
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,726.73
|
$190.65
COP827,393.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,784.09
|
$4,364.51
COP18,940,933.19
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.72
|
$1.15
COP5,007.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.56
|
$1.40
COP6,094.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹304.52
|
$2.09
COP9,081.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,300.29
|
$22.45
COP97,447.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹284.33
|
$3.65
COP15,856.87
|
|
pay 96.3% more for clothing
|
India
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,037.56
|
$52.02
COP225,755.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,151.17
|
$38.22
COP165,886.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,529.83
|
$81.60
COP354,145.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,639.21
|
$69.09
COP299,816.79
|
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