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
LBP628,693
|
$4.20
COP18,905.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$6.62
COP29,788.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.78
COP3,529.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.60
COP2,679.14
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.27
COP5,721.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$2.16
COP9,738.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$3.88
COP17,461.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$2.02
COP9,092.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$2.19
COP9,847.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$1.07
COP4,820.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.45
COP2,046.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$0.55
COP2,482.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$0.46
COP2,058.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.50
COP2,251.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.45
COP2,037.80
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$3.05
COP13,740.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$34.31
COP154,360.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$17,642.99
COP79,377,149.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$14.10
COP63,428.43
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$22.88
COP102,923.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$272.41
COP1,225,605.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$235.87
COP1,061,199.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$66.40
COP298,751.19
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$190.65
COP857,768.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$4,364.51
COP19,636,279.11
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.15
COP5,191.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$1.40
COP6,317.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$2.09
COP9,414.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$22.45
COP101,025.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$3.65
COP16,439.00
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$52.02
COP234,043.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$38.22
COP171,976.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$81.60
COP367,146.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$69.09
COP310,823.45
|
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