Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Canada

Calgary vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Calgary is 50.8% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 64.1% more in Calgary
Groceries: pay 45.3% more in Calgary
Transportation: pay 13.7% more in Calgary
Housing: pay 78.5% more in Calgary
Childcare: pay 81.5% more in Calgary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.9% more in Calgary
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Calgary

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Calgary are more expensive than in Bogota. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Calgary.

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Calgary vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.1% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Calgary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$17.53 CA$24.82	+127.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$10.52 CA$14.89	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$1.95 CA$2.76	+45.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$1.89 CA$2.68	+117.8%
Average			+64.1%

Bogota vs. Calgary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.3% more for groceries

	Bogota	Calgary
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$2.70 CA$3.82	+11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$5.64 CA$7.98	+43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$7.26 CA$10.27	+18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$3.69 CA$5.23	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$5.11 CA$7.24	+54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$2.14 CA$3.02	+36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$0.64 CA$0.91	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$1.89 CA$2.68	+116.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$1.75 CA$2.48	+122.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$1.23 CA$1.74	+88.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$1.21 CA$1.72	+94.1%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 13.7% more for transportation

	Bogota	Calgary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$4.49 CA$6.36	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$88.37 CA$125.11	+78.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$13.93 CA$19.72	-33.2%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 78.5% more for housing

	Bogota	Calgary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$50.56 CA$71.59	+70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$1,217.89 CA$1,724.23	+56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$1,008.23 CA$1,427.40	+129.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$124.11 CA$175.71	+32.9%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 81.5% more for childcare

	Bogota	Calgary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$793.84 CA$1,123.88	+71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$15,746.76 CA$22,293.47	+92.1%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 88.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Calgary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$4.91 CA$6.95	+144.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$3.72 CA$5.27	+47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$14.03 CA$19.86	+224.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$52.31 CA$74.06	+56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$14.03 CA$19.86	+81.7%
Average			+88.9%

Bogota vs. Calgary - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Bogota	Calgary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$57.61 CA$81.56	-30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$39.55 CA$55.99	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$90.77 CA$128.50	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$110.17 CA$155.98	+5.3%
Average			-20.8%

Bogota vs. Calgary - Cost of clothing

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