Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 58.1% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Australia, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.18
|
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.71
|
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Australia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.41
|
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.56
|
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.39
|
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.99
|
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.18
|
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Australia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.13
|
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
Australia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
|
pay 73.4% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.65
|
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.72
|
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.55
|
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.33
|
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
|
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