Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.7 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$14.40
€13.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
$10.42
€9.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
$35,182.39
€32,640.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
$18.20
€16.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
$21.87
€20.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
$1,063.35
€986.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
$840.88
€780.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
$80.65
€74.82
|
|
pay 62.1% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
$378.45
€351.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
$6,404.29
€5,941.58
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
$4.55
€4.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
$16.99
€15.76
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
$92.71
€86.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
$36.44
€33.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
$79.67
€73.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
$119.75
€111.10
|
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