Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 50.9% more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 9.5% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 9.8% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 7.6 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.0% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+70.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-13.2%
Average			-22.0%

Asmara vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.5% less for groceries

	Asmara	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.42 COP7,690.34
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$3.93 COP12,460.95	+161.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$3.39 COP10,767.09	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-72.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.56 COP4,960.76	-71.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.81 COP2,555.68	+38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$0.79 COP2,499.80	+48.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+47.7%
Average			-9.5%

Asmara vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% less for transportation

	Asmara	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$49.41 COP157K	+517.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$23,161.08 COP74M	-65.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.84 COP66,160.97
Average			-9.8%

Asmara vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Asmara	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$779.14 COP2M	+211.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$440.22 COP1M	+120.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$93.36 COP296K	+388.3%
Average			+149.1%

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pay 7.6 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$463.22 COP1M	+1752.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$8,195.93 COP26M	+215.2%
Average			+664.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$2.01 COP6,371.06	+234.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+214.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.32 COP13,722.28
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$33.42 COP106K	+23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+543.4%
Average			+200.3%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Asmara	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$82.94 COP263K	-38.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$47.35 COP150K	-60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$141.13 COP448K	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$104.65 COP332K	-30.2%
Average			-41.2%

Asmara vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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