Cost of living comparison
Praia is 1.6% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Praia instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
Bogota
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
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