Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 18.8% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,995.70
|
$5.23
COP21,637.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,796.13
|
$7.84
COP32,455.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.46
|
$0.88
COP3,624.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.70
|
$0.66
COP2,716.00
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD351.74
|
$1.45
COP6,010.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,033.37
|
$2.33
COP9,654.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,914.97
|
$5.25
COP21,749.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD566.28
|
$2.41
COP9,978.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.16
|
$2.51
COP10,379.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.34
|
$1.20
COP4,972.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD212.70
|
$0.56
COP2,332.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD221.94
|
$0.60
COP2,493.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD237.83
|
$0.66
COP2,728.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.18
|
$0.48
COP2,001.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.62
|
$0.51
COP2,094.48
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD831.42
|
$3.81
COP15,784.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,987.10
|
$39.20
COP162,277.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,292,907.71
|
$16,985.30
COP70,320,257.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,086.89
|
$14.23
COP58,917.56
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,595.72
|
$27.89
COP115,477.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,070.01
|
$462.40
COP1,914,376.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD53,946.31
|
$318.00
COP1,316,561.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,103.41
|
$80.89
COP334,894.23
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,433.08
|
$232.36
COP961,972.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,230,989.27
|
$7,463.73
COP30,900,343.90
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD473.98
|
$1.18
COP4,868.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD912.32
|
$1.63
COP6,748.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.01
|
$2.35
COP9,736.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,412.61
|
$23.52
COP97,380.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,297.21
|
$5.23
COP21,637.00
|
|
pay 34.7% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,628.58
|
$56.58
COP234,249.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,812.20
|
$44.12
COP182,652.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,972.06
|
$89.61
COP370,981.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,138.37
|
$77.11
COP319,226.44
|
|
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