Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 45.5% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
Beirut
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
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