Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 47.7% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Accra, you would:
pay 22.8% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Accra
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
Accra
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 72.8% more for housing
Accra
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
|
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