Cost of living comparison

Colombia

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United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 46.3% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% less in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 24.7% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 75.7% more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Abu Dhabi

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

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Abu Dhabi vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 8.3% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$8.17 AED30.00	+5.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$9.53 AED35.00	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$1.15 AED4.24	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$0.42 AED1.53	-52.1%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	Bogota	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$1.62 AED5.94	-33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$5.81 AED21.35	+48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$7.38 AED27.10	+20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$3.49 AED12.81	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$4.40 AED16.16	+33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$1.12 AED4.13	-28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$0.95 AED3.48	+17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$0.84 AED3.09	-3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$0.71 AED2.60	-10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.55 AED2.03	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.53 AED1.96	-14.7%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 24.7% less for transportation

	Bogota	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$3.63 AED13.32	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$26.55 AED97.49	-46.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$29,949.09 AED110K	+29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$7.62 AED28.00	-63.4%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bogota	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$88.30 AED324.28	+196.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$1,966.33 AED7,221.36	+152.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$1,399.56 AED5,139.88	+217.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$148.00 AED543.52	+58.5%
Average			+160.2%

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pay 75.7% more for childcare

	Bogota	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$790.93 AED2,904.68	+70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$14,819.26 AED54,423.74	+80.8%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$11.57 AED42.50	+476.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$5.96 AED21.87	+136.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$6.67 AED24.50	+54.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$95.29 AED349.96	+185.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$14.97 AED54.99	+94.0%
Average			+170.0%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Bogota	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$61.46 AED225.73	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$49.09 AED180.30	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$111.63 AED409.96	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$110.14 AED404.50	+5.3%
Average			-10.6%

Bogota vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of clothing

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