Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 55.6% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.77
|
$4.20
COP18,905.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.59
|
$6.62
COP29,788.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.79
|
$0.78
COP3,529.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.21
|
$0.60
COP2,679.14
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$1.27
COP5,721.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$2.16
COP9,738.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$3.88
COP17,461.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
$2.02
COP9,092.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.53
|
$2.19
COP9,847.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$1.07
COP4,820.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.45
COP2,046.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.55
COP2,482.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$0.46
COP2,058.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.50
COP2,251.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.45
COP2,037.80
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.39
|
$3.05
COP13,740.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€90.93
|
$34.31
COP154,360.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,289.33
|
$17,642.99
COP79,377,149.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.57
|
$14.10
COP63,428.43
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
$22.88
COP102,923.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,222.59
|
$272.41
COP1,225,605.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€997.55
|
$235.87
COP1,061,199.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.06
|
$66.40
COP298,751.19
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,543.90
|
$190.65
COP857,768.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,583.60
|
$4,364.51
COP19,636,279.11
|
|
pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.26
|
$1.15
COP5,191.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$1.40
COP6,317.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.93
|
$2.09
COP9,414.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€36.98
|
$22.45
COP101,025.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.22
|
$3.65
COP16,439.00
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€79.99
|
$52.02
COP234,043.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.28
|
$38.22
COP171,976.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€87.82
|
$81.60
COP367,146.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.41
|
$69.09
COP310,823.45
|
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