Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 77.3% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 53.3% more for housing
Bogota
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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