Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 60.2% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.35
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.60
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.15
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€49.98
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 67.6% less for housing
Brussels
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€810.59
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€876.57
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.70
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.50
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
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