Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 43.6% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Algiers
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
|
pay 72.3% more for childcare
Algiers
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
|
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