Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 14.8% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.13
|
$3.30
$13,075
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
$5.50
$21,792
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.57
|
$0.64
$2,519
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.39
|
$0.49
$1,937
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
$1.12
$4,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.60
|
$2.42
$9,615
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.75
|
$3.66
$14,501
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
$1.75
$6,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.08
|
$1.79
$7,106
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.51
|
$0.97
$3,855
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.51
|
$0.38
$1,487
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.96
|
$0.48
$1,911
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.77
|
$0.50
$2,000
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.36
|
$0.40
$1,583
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.56
|
$0.36
$1,420
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R87.92
|
$2.09
$8,293
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R849.46
|
$31.00
$122,906
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
$13,189.68
$52,300,224
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R205.93
|
$12.53
$49,685
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
$19.84
$78,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
$340.12
$1,348,648
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
$253.13
$1,003,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
$53.15
$210,734
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
$189.88
$752,916
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
$5,125.13
$20,322,373
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.04
|
$0.99
$3,923
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.84
|
$1.20
$4,771
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
$1.87
$7,409
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R647.94
|
$18.64
$73,897
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R102.97
|
$3.89
$15,429
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
$46.54
$184,547
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
$29.24
$115,949
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
$72.21
$286,331
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
$61.46
$243,694
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Bogota or Pretoria. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.