Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 52.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Austria, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.04
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.22
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
Austria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.77
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
Austria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.64
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.38
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
Austria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€689.67
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€576.98
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.49
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.56
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.84
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Austria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.54
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
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