Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 18.3% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 20.8% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 27.7% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.9% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 LBP1M	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-35.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 LBP896K	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 LBP209K	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-0.5%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Beirut	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 LBP78,624	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+176.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 LBP664K	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 LBP320K	$3.39 COP10,767.09	-4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 LBP431K	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.81 COP2,555.68	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP60,933	$0.79 COP2,499.80	+15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP50,168	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-12.3%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Beirut	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$4.90 COP15,551.55	+21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$49.41 COP157K	-36.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$23,161.08 COP74M	-56.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 LBP2M	$20.84 COP66,160.97	-9.4%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 20.8% less for housing

	Beirut	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.98 LBP3M	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$943.80 LBP85M	$779.14 COP2M	-17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$496.60 LBP44M	$440.22 COP1M	-11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$93.36 COP296K	-47.4%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 27.7% less for childcare

	Beirut	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$463.22 COP1M	-32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,643.75 LBP953M	$8,195.93 COP26M	-23.0%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 LBP407K	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.00 LBP8M	$33.42 COP106K	-60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-22.8%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Beirut	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$82.94 COP263K	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$47.35 COP150K	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$141.13 COP448K	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$104.65 COP332K	-12.8%
Average			+1.1%

Beirut vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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