Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 4.0 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$12,925
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,542
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,490
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,915
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,398
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,505
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,335
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,868
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$7,025
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,811
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,470
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,890
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$1,977
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,565
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,404
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,198
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$121,499
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$51,701,861
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$49,117
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$77,752
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,333,218
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$992,220
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$208,323
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$744,302
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$20,089,866
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,878
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,716
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,324
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$73,052
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,252
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$182,436
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$114,622
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$283,055
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$240,906
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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