Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 2.0 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Asmara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Asmara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Asmara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Asmara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
|
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