Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 9.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 70.7% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
|
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