Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 45.5% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.5% less in Colombia
- Groceries
-
pay 57.7% less in Colombia
- Transportation
-
pay 31.1% less in Colombia
- Housing
-
pay 63.4% less in Colombia
- Childcare
-
pay 54.5% less in Colombia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.3% less in Colombia
- Clothing
-
pay 2.9% less in Colombia
Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Colombia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$4.20
COP18,163.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$6.62
COP28,619.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.78
COP3,391.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.60
COP2,574.00
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.27
COP5,496.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$2.16
COP9,356.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$3.88
COP16,775.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$2.02
COP8,735.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$2.19
COP9,461.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.07
COP4,631.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.45
COP1,966.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.55
COP2,385.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.46
COP1,977.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.50
COP2,163.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.45
COP1,957.83
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$3.05
COP13,201.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$34.31
COP148,303.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$17,642.99
COP76,262,202.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$14.10
COP60,939.35
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$22.88
COP98,884.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$272.41
COP1,177,510.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$235.87
COP1,019,555.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$66.40
COP287,027.49
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$190.65
COP824,107.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$4,364.51
COP18,865,705.11
|
|
pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.15
COP4,987.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.40
COP6,069.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$2.09
COP9,045.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$22.45
COP97,060.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$3.65
COP15,793.89
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$52.02
COP224,858.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$38.22
COP165,227.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$81.60
COP352,738.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$69.09
COP298,626.00
|
|
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