Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

New Zealand

Auckland vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 61.4% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% more in Auckland
Groceries: pay 33.6% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 43.3% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.5% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Auckland

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Auckland are more expensive than in Bogota. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Auckland.

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Auckland vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.4% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$1.98 NZ$3.50	+47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$1.76 NZ$3.12	+103.1%
Average			+39.4%

Bogota vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.6% more for groceries

	Bogota	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$2.20 NZ$3.90	-9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$4.29 NZ$7.59	+9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+84.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$4.51 NZ$7.97	+36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$1.30 NZ$2.29	-17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$1.34 NZ$2.37	+53.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$2.63 NZ$4.65	+233.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.95 NZ$1.68	+46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.70 NZ$1.24	+11.7%
Average			+33.6%

Bogota vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.3% more for transportation

	Bogota	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$6.98 NZ$12.34	+42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$121.78 NZ$215.36	+146.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	+8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$17.93 NZ$31.70	-14.0%
Average			+43.3%

Bogota vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Bogota	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$50.70 NZ$89.65	+70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	+68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	+176.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$138.93 NZ$245.68	+48.8%
Average			+101.7%

Bogota vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Bogota	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	+142.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	+136.2%
Average			+139.1%

Bogota vs. Auckland - Cost of childcare

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pay 98.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+234.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$3.41 NZ$6.02	+35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$27.17 NZ$48.05	+528.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$44.47 NZ$78.65	+33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$12.88 NZ$22.78	+66.9%
Average			+98.5%

Bogota vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Bogota	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$79.70 NZ$140.94	-3.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$40.10 NZ$70.91	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$92.74 NZ$164.01	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$109.54 NZ$193.71	+4.7%
Average			-13.5%

Bogota vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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