Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.1 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 89.0% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 60.8% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
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