Cost of living comparison

Samoa

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 53.0% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 15.9% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% less in Bogota

The cost of housing and groceries in Bogota are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Bogota. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Apia, you would:

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

	Apia	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$47.26 WST130.00	$7.72 COP24,985.84	-83.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.54 WST40.00	$10.19 COP32,981.31	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 WST5.00	$1.34 COP4,351.83	-26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 WST3.75	$0.87 COP2,809.17	-36.3%
Average			-63.8%

Apia vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

	Apia	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 WST2.25	$2.42 COP7,841.54	+196.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$0.45 WST1.25	$3.93 COP12,705.95	+764.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 WST18.93	$6.14 COP19,862.16	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 WST11.76	$3.39 COP10,978.78	-20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$3.30 COP10,693.25	+100.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 WST6.35	$1.56 COP5,058.29	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$0.81 COP2,605.93	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$0.87 COP2,830.06	+6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 WST5.44	$0.79 COP2,548.95	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$0.65 COP2,106.95	-60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 WST1.36	$0.63 COP2,024.18	+26.4%
Average			+15.9%

Apia vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Apia	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 WST11.36	$4.90 COP15,857.32	+18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.41 COP160K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,161.08 COP75M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$49.07 WST135.00	$20.84 COP67,461.77	-57.5%
Average			-5.5%

Apia vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Apia	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 WST100.00	$29.75 COP96,278.78	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$779.14 COP3M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$440.22 COP1M
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.90 WST38.24	$93.36 COP302K	+571.7%
Average			+296.8%

Apia vs. Bogota - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$463.22 COP1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,195.93 COP27M

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pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 WST9.50	$2.01 COP6,496.32	-41.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 WST8.00	$2.52 COP8,150.23	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.18 WST17.00	$4.32 COP13,992.07	-30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$33.42 COP108K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.72 COP24,985.84
Average			-29.3%

Apia vs. Bogota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Apia	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$82.94 COP268K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.35 COP153K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$141.13 COP457K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$104.65 COP339K

Apia vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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