Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 29.3% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
|
pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
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