Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 41.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Spain, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.88
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.96
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.12
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.09
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.44
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€317.72
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.20
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.81
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.75
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
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