Cost of living comparison
Apia is 2.1 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Apia instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 96.5% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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