Cost of living comparison

Colombia

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Qatar

Doha vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 28.1% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% less in Doha
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in Doha
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Doha
Childcare: pay 30.3% more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Doha

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

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Doha vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$9.61 QAR35.16	+24.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$8.23 QAR30.14	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$0.94 QAR3.45	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$0.42 QAR1.53	-51.9%
Average			-8.2%

Bogota vs. Doha - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Bogota	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$1.39 QAR5.07	-42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$5.62 QAR20.58	+43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$7.97 QAR29.19	+29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$3.41 QAR12.49	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$3.56 QAR13.02	+7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$1.01 QAR3.71	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$0.82 QAR3.02	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$0.70 QAR2.57	-19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$0.56 QAR2.04	-29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.44 QAR1.59	-33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.45 QAR1.63	-28.8%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Bogota	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$2.14 QAR7.82	-56.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$27.44 QAR100.46	-44.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$27,978.05 QAR102K	+20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$18.39 QAR67.31	-11.8%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bogota	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$86.45 QAR316.45	+190.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	+143.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	+167.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$65.24 QAR238.83	-30.1%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 30.3% more for childcare

	Bogota	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	+44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	+17.2%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$12.21 QAR44.71	+508.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$5.87 QAR21.49	+133.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$6.45 QAR23.61	+49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$125.60 QAR459.80	+275.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$12.35 QAR45.21	+60.0%
Average			+177.0%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Bogota	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$60.60 QAR221.85	-26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$53.93 QAR197.41	+13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$99.54 QAR364.40	-29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$85.38 QAR312.54	-18.4%
Average			-16.8%

Bogota vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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