Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Lebanon

Beirut vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 22.5% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 26.3% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 38.3% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.4% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Beirut

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

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Beirut vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.0% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$12.00 LBP1M	+55.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$10.00 LBP896K	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$2.33 LBP209K	+73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$0.87 LBP78,113	+0.5%
Average			+28.0%

Bogota vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Bogota	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$0.88 LBP78,624	-63.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$5.54 LBP496K	+41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$7.42 LBP664K	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$3.57 LBP320K	+5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$4.81 LBP431K	+45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$1.39 LBP124K	-11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$0.76 LBP68,245	-5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$0.75 LBP66,945	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$0.68 LBP60,933	-13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.56 LBP50,168	-14.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.71 LBP63,835	+14.0%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Bogota	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$4.04 LBP362K	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$77.50 LBP7M	+56.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+131.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$23.00 LBP2M	+10.3%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 26.3% more for housing

	Bogota	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$37.98 LBP3M	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$943.80 LBP85M	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$496.60 LBP44M	+12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$177.50 LBP16M	+90.1%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 38.3% more for childcare

	Bogota	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$681.75 LBP61M	+47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$10,643.75 LBP953M	+29.9%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$5.00 LBP448K	+149.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$4.54 LBP407K	+80.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$3.00 LBP269K	-30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$85.00 LBP8M	+154.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$10.00 LBP896K	+29.5%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Bogota	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$67.62 LBP6M	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$49.29 LBP4M	+4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$138.89 LBP12M	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$120.00 LBP11M	+14.7%
Average			-1.1%

Bogota vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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