Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.6 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 41.7% more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP21,933.51
|
$8.84
HK$68.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP32,900.27
|
$5.77
HK$44.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,674.02
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,753.21
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP6,092.64
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP9,786.62
|
$14.28
HK$110.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP22,047.14
|
$12.15
HK$94.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP10,115.63
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP10,522.02
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP5,040.27
|
$1.68
HK$13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,364.31
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,528.12
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,765.42
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,029.06
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP2,123.18
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 90.4% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP16,000.78
|
$11.66
HK$90.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP164,501.33
|
$64.07
HK$497.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP71,283,910.00
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,531.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP59,724.95
|
$13.71
HK$106.48
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP117,060.34
|
$22.03
HK$171.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,940,610.71
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,049.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,334,603.15
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,552.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP339,483.54
|
$196.11
HK$1,522.93
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP975,155.45
|
$929.71
HK$7,219.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP31,323,795.07
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,025.74
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,935.04
|
$7.69
HK$59.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,841.40
|
$5.31
HK$41.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP9,870.08
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP98,715.42
|
$86.33
HK$670.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP21,933.51
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP237,460.00
|
$76.24
HK$592.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP185,155.57
|
$41.17
HK$319.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP376,064.96
|
$91.44
HK$710.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP323,601.04
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.15
|
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