Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 51.4% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€20.05
|
$5.23
COP22,637.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
$7.84
COP33,955.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.46
|
$0.88
COP3,791.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$0.66
COP2,841.56
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$1.45
COP6,288.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.68
|
$2.33
COP10,100.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.90
|
$5.25
COP22,754.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.83
|
$2.41
COP10,440.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.27
|
$2.51
COP10,859.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.20
COP5,202.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.56
COP2,440.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.25
|
$0.60
COP2,609.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.66
COP2,854.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.48
COP2,094.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.51
COP2,191.31
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.67
|
$3.81
COP16,514.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€120.33
|
$39.20
COP169,779.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,774.38
|
$16,985.30
COP73,571,250.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.41
|
$14.23
COP61,641.39
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.52
|
$27.89
COP120,816.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,052.14
|
$462.40
COP2,002,880.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,790.74
|
$318.00
COP1,377,427.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€210.30
|
$80.89
COP350,376.81
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,283.01
|
$232.36
COP1,006,446.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,825.78
|
$7,463.73
COP32,328,905.36
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.52
|
$1.18
COP5,093.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.97
|
$1.63
COP7,060.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€16.04
|
$2.35
COP10,186.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.72
|
$23.52
COP101,882.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.04
|
$5.23
COP22,637.31
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€86.23
|
$56.58
COP245,079.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.89
|
$44.12
COP191,096.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.85
|
$89.61
COP388,132.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€93.01
|
$77.11
COP333,984.68
|
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