Cost of living comparison

Colombia

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 15.0% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 80.5% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 15.0% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 4.4% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 33.6% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 80.5% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+146.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+49.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+83.4%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Bogota	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	+33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$0.65 ARS986.80	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	+16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.56 ARS848.63	-14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.56 ARS844.64	-11.0%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Bogota	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	+7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-44.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$28,500.00 ARS43M	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-53.9%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 15.0% more for housing

	Bogota	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$770.79 ARS1M	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$509.75 ARS774K	+15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$162.43 ARS247K	+74.0%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 4.4% more for childcare

	Bogota	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$464.87 ARS706K	+0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+8.5%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+97.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+53.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+49.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+34.5%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 33.6% more for clothing

	Bogota	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$120.49 ARS183K	+45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$95.69 ARS145K	+102.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$115.94 ARS176K	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$138.37 ARS210K	+32.2%
Average			+33.6%

Bogota vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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