Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 10.8% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,966
|
$5.23
COP20,159.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,982
|
$7.84
COP30,239.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$0.88
COP3,376.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA389
|
$0.66
COP2,530.58
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA635
|
$1.45
COP5,599.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,813
|
$2.33
COP8,995.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,718
|
$5.25
COP20,264.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,554
|
$2.41
COP9,297.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,158
|
$2.51
COP9,671.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
COP4,632.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.56
COP2,173.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$0.60
COP2,323.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA767
|
$0.66
COP2,541.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.48
COP1,864.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$0.51
COP1,951.49
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,313
|
$3.81
COP14,706.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.20
COP151,198.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,985.30
COP65,519,525.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.23
COP54,895.28
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Bamako
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,651
|
$27.89
COP107,594.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA302,103
|
$462.40
COP1,783,682.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,846
|
$318.00
COP1,226,680.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,306
|
$80.89
COP312,031.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$232.36
COP896,299.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,463.73
COP28,790,791.38
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,593
|
$1.18
COP4,535.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,199
|
$1.63
COP6,288.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
$2.35
COP9,071.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,260
|
$23.52
COP90,732.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,625
|
$5.23
COP20,159.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.58
COP218,257.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.12
COP170,182.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.61
COP345,654.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.11
COP297,432.99
|
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