Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 11.3% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.8% more in Bogota
- Groceries
-
pay 23.5% less in Bogota
- Transportation
-
pay 17.4% less in Bogota
- Housing
-
pay 7.5% more in Bogota
- Childcare
-
pay 53.6% less in Bogota
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.5% less in Bogota
- Clothing
-
pay 5.3% less in Bogota
The cost of restaurants and housing in Bogota are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bogota.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 60.8% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB98.77
|
$5.00
COP20,769.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB197.54
|
$6.93
COP28,775.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.88
|
$0.83
COP3,434.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.89
|
$0.64
COP2,648.33
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.61
|
$1.34
COP5,571.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB398.07
|
$2.21
COP9,181.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB248.16
|
$4.49
COP18,656.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.04
|
$2.14
COP8,873.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.58
|
$2.23
COP9,245.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB49.89
|
$1.19
COP4,946.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.63
|
$0.48
COP1,990.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.10
|
$0.55
COP2,302.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.28
|
$0.54
COP2,225.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.16
|
$0.48
COP2,011.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.10
|
$0.46
COP1,929.85
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB151.41
|
$3.50
COP14,552.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,333.41
|
$40.16
COP166,813.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,876,645.99
|
$15,009.35
COP62,346,440.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB350.64
|
$12.69
COP52,716.31
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB520.83
|
$23.88
COP99,190.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,371.83
|
$428.11
COP1,778,300.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,236.25
|
$314.08
COP1,304,640.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,283.05
|
$64.50
COP267,917.35
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,451.35
|
$231.19
COP960,327.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB447,293.25
|
$7,422.81
COP30,833,148.57
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.02
|
$1.15
COP4,795.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB87.61
|
$1.43
COP5,960.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB142.48
|
$2.31
COP9,591.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,850.64
|
$21.38
COP88,797.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB246.93
|
$4.62
COP19,183.52
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,874.04
|
$51.44
COP213,693.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,181.32
|
$42.05
COP174,656.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,292.33
|
$84.96
COP352,914.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,123.63
|
$71.30
COP296,180.23
|
|
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