Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 57.3% cheaper than New York.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.3% less in Colombia
- Groceries
-
pay 57.8% less in Colombia
- Transportation
-
pay 37.5% less in Colombia
- Housing
-
pay 71.9% less in Colombia
- Childcare
-
pay 84.7% less in Colombia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 75.5% less in Colombia
- Clothing
-
pay 11.1% less in Colombia
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Colombia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of New York, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
|
New York
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$4.20
COP18,080.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$6.62
COP28,488.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$0.78
COP3,375.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.60
COP2,562.21
|
|
pay 57.8% less for groceries
|
New York
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.74
|
$1.27
COP5,471.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
|
$2.16
COP9,313.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
|
$3.88
COP16,699.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.02
COP8,695.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
|
$2.19
COP9,418.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.07
COP4,610.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.45
COP1,957.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.55
COP2,374.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.46
COP1,968.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.50
COP2,153.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.45
COP1,948.87
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
New York
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.05
COP13,141.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.65
|
$34.31
COP147,623.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,535.81
|
$17,642.99
COP75,912,981.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
|
$14.10
COP60,660.30
|
|
pay 71.9% less for housing
|
New York
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.86
|
$22.88
COP98,431.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,925.71
|
$272.41
COP1,172,118.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,646.33
|
$235.87
COP1,014,886.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.03
|
$66.40
COP285,713.13
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
|
New York
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,553.18
|
$190.65
COP820,333.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,861.84
|
$4,364.51
COP18,779,314.94
|
|
pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
New York
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.09
|
$1.15
COP4,964.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.84
|
$1.40
COP6,042.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.68
|
$2.09
COP9,004.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.42
|
$22.45
COP96,616.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.22
|
$3.65
COP15,721.57
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
|
New York
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.08
|
$52.02
COP223,829.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.74
|
$38.22
COP164,471.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.58
|
$81.60
COP351,123.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.43
|
$69.09
COP297,258.53
|
|
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