Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 3.2% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Bogota
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Bogota
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 17.7% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
|
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