Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 6.2% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
|
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