Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 15.8% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
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