Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.7 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,864.05
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,440.08
|
$9.97
€9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,478.16
|
$2.90
€2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,905.55
|
$2.39
€2.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,376.99
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,459.63
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,266.68
|
$5.11
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,835.12
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,991.27
|
$4.93
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,792.78
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,462.97
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,880.59
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,968.00
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,557.82
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,397.22
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,159.36
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,922.03
|
$93.45
€87.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,456,184.17
|
$32,967.00
€30,794.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,883.37
|
$22.98
€21.46
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,382.26
|
$42.65
€39.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,326,882.84
|
$1,347.77
€1,258.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP987,504.71
|
$999.06
€933.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP207,333.43
|
$273.14
€255.14
|
|
pay 32.4% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP740,764.86
|
$210.36
€196.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,994,402.99
|
$7,885.50
€7,365.89
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,859.21
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,693.76
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,289.63
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,704.56
|
$41.73
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,179.57
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 63.6% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP181,568.61
|
$91.74
€85.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP114,077.73
|
$38.98
€36.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP281,710.23
|
$94.97
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP239,761.39
|
$118.23
€110.44
|
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