Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 63.7% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Washington, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$3.30
COP12,864.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.50
COP21,440.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.64
COP2,478.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.49
COP1,905.55
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
Washington
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.12
COP4,376.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$2.42
COP9,459.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$3.66
COP14,266.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.75
COP6,835.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$1.79
COP6,991.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.97
COP3,792.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.38
COP1,462.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.48
COP1,880.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.50
COP1,968.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.40
COP1,557.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.36
COP1,397.22
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
Washington
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$2.09
COP8,159.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$31.00
COP120,922.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$13,189.68
COP51,456,184.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$12.53
COP48,883.37
|
|
pay 73.6% less for housing
Washington
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$19.84
COP77,382.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$340.12
COP1,326,882.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$253.13
COP987,504.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$53.15
COP207,333.43
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Washington
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$189.88
COP740,764.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$5,125.13
COP19,994,402.99
|
|
pay 79.4% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$0.99
COP3,859.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$1.20
COP4,693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$1.87
COP7,289.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$18.64
COP72,704.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$3.89
COP15,179.57
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Washington
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$46.54
COP181,568.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$29.24
COP114,077.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$72.21
COP281,710.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$61.46
COP239,761.39
|
|
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