Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 86.0% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 42.6% more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 61.4% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Douglas
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Douglas

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

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Douglas vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bogota	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$27.75 £20.82	+259.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$11.89 £8.92	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$2.71 £2.03	+101.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$2.12 £1.59	+144.7%
Average			+120.2%

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pay 42.6% more for groceries

	Bogota	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$2.63 £1.98	+8.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$4.01 £3.01	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$9.41 £7.06	+53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$5.30 £3.97	+56.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$3.87 £2.91	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$1.36 £1.02	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$0.82 £0.61	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$1.74 £1.30	+98.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$1.61 £1.21	+104.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$1.35 £1.01	+107.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$1.35 £1.01	+115.4%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 61.4% more for transportation

	Bogota	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$7.35 £5.52	+50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$96.91 £72.71	+96.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	+88.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$16.65 £12.49	-20.1%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bogota	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$72.49 £54.39	+143.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$1,233.89 £925.79	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$1,068.05 £801.36	+142.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$261.61 £196.29	+180.2%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Bogota	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	+275.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+536.9%
Average			+389.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$6.54 £4.91	+225.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$5.01 £3.76	+99.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$22.46 £16.86	+419.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$64.75 £48.58	+93.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$15.86 £11.90	+105.4%
Average			+142.1%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Bogota	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$99.11 £74.36	+19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$44.60 £33.46	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$111.22 £83.45	-21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$69.38 £52.05	-33.7%
Average			-12.4%

Bogota vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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