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Bogota vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 14.9% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 23.0% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 32.4% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 18.2% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 7.3% less in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.1% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-52.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$7.68 COP28,679.96	-4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$1.09 COP4,074.15	-37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.69 COP2,565.96	-9.9%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Beirut	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$1.50 COP5,604.67	+100.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$2.64 COP9,851.70	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$4.93 COP18,398.56	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$2.19 COP8,167.71	-28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$2.56 COP9,576.99	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$1.37 COP5,104.66	+49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$0.48 COP1,800.81	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$0.69 COP2,585.54	+14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$0.61 COP2,285.17	+21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.60 COP2,224.45	+43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.58 COP2,160.03	+5.0%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 23.0% less for transportation

	Beirut	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$4.02 COP15,031.98	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$43.77 COP163,475.77	-39.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$15.87 COP59,271.92	-16.5%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 32.4% less for housing

	Beirut	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$28.12 COP105,029.49	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	-6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$65.10 COP243,148.12	-53.3%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 18.2% more for childcare

	Beirut	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18	-10.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92	+47.1%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.28 COP4,779.99	-68.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$1.90 COP7,113.75	-42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$2.99 COP11,161.28	+17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$26.93 COP100,579.03	-59.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-48.8%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

	Beirut	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$63.64 COP237,691.69	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$44.73 COP167,070.33	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$103.65 COP387,133.94	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$90.70 COP338,756.05	-11.8%
Average			-7.3%

Beirut vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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