Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 47.7% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
|
pay 83.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
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