Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.1 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$13,075
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,792
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,519
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,937
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,449
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,615
|
$7.55
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,501
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,947
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$7,106
|
$4.96
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,855
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,487
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,911
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$2,000
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,583
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,420
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,293
|
$7.71
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$122,906
|
$53.87
€50.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$52,300,224
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$49,685
|
$22.76
€21.28
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$78,652
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,348,648
|
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$1,003,703
|
$873.71
€816.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$210,734
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$752,916
|
$944.84
€883.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$20,322,373
|
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,923
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,771
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,409
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$73,897
|
$34.17
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,429
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 63.4% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$184,547
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$115,949
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$286,331
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$243,694
|
$132.04
€123.45
|
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