Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 9.4% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$3.30
COP12,864.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$5.50
COP21,440.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
$0.64
COP2,478.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
$0.49
COP1,905.55
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
$1.12
COP4,376.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
$2.42
COP9,459.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
$3.66
COP14,266.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
$1.75
COP6,835.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
$1.79
COP6,991.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
$0.97
COP3,792.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
$0.38
COP1,462.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
$0.48
COP1,880.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
$0.50
COP1,968.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
$0.40
COP1,557.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
$0.36
COP1,397.22
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
$2.09
COP8,159.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
$31.00
COP120,922.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
$13,189.68
COP51,456,184.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
$12.53
COP48,883.37
|
|
pay 29.8% more for housing
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
$19.84
COP77,382.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
$340.12
COP1,326,882.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
$253.13
COP987,504.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
$53.15
COP207,333.43
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
$189.88
COP740,764.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
$5,125.13
COP19,994,402.99
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
$0.99
COP3,859.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
$1.20
COP4,693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
$1.87
COP7,289.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
$18.64
COP72,704.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
$3.89
COP15,179.57
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
$46.54
COP181,568.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
$29.24
COP114,077.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
$72.21
COP281,710.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
$61.46
COP239,761.39
|
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