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Beirut vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 37.3% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 43.8% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 58.8% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.9% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 COP18,938.57	$10.82 LBP966K	+111.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 COP28,407.85	$8.00 LBP714K	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 COP4,035.49	$1.76 LBP157K	+60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 COP2,541.61	$0.76 LBP68,099	+11.0%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Bogota	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 COP5,551.49	$0.75 LBP66,830	-50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 COP9,758.23	$5.06 LBP452K	+91.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 COP18,224.00	$6.20 LBP554K	+25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 COP8,090.21	$3.05 LBP273K	+39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 COP9,486.12	$4.28 LBP383K	+67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 COP5,056.23	$0.92 LBP81,729	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,783.72	$0.66 LBP59,246	+37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,561.01	$0.60 LBP53,811	-13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 COP2,263.48	$0.51 LBP45,140	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 COP2,203.34	$0.42 LBP37,168	-30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,139.54	$0.55 LBP49,191	-4.8%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 43.8% more for transportation

	Bogota	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 COP14,889.35	$3.51 LBP313K	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.77 COP162K	$72.50 LBP6M	+65.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,277.24 COP64M	$35,000.00 LBP3B	+102.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.87 COP58,709.56	$19.00 LBP2M	+19.7%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 58.8% more for housing

	Bogota	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 COP104K	$37.92 LBP3M	+34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.73 COP2M	$842.31 LBP75M	+79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.03 COP1M	$372.22 LBP33M	+6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.10 COP241K	$139.38 LBP12M	+114.1%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	Bogota	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$323.97 COP1M	$362.50 LBP32M	+11.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,101.91 COP34M	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-32.0%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 COP4,734.64	$4.00 LBP357K	+212.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 COP7,046.26	$3.28 LBP293K	+72.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 COP11,055.39	$2.55 LBP228K	-14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.93 COP99,624.75	$66.33 LBP6M	+146.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 COP18,938.57	$10.00 LBP893K	+95.3%
Average			+102.4%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Bogota	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.64 COP235K	$59.38 LBP5M	-6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 COP165K	$50.00 LBP4M	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.65 COP383K	$120.56 LBP11M	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.70 COP336K	$102.86 LBP9M	+13.4%
Average			+8.7%

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