Cost of living comparison
Lima is 18.5% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP22,117.16
|
$5.23
PEN19.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,642.86
|
$6.10
PEN22.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,657.70
|
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,820.21
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,933.08
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,776.89
|
$4.22
PEN15.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,867.33
|
$4.95
PEN18.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,449.44
|
$2.70
PEN10.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,845.86
|
$2.25
PEN8.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,267.93
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,119.28
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,452.28
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,369.81
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,142.14
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,055.11
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,496.92
|
$5.39
PEN20.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP177,639.74
|
$23.85
PEN88.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP66,392,853.40
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,363.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP56,137.71
|
$20.14
PEN75.10
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP105,627.73
|
$26.56
PEN99.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,893,715.89
|
$575.58
PEN2,146.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,389,314.75
|
$363.71
PEN1,356.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP285,305.74
|
$44.01
PEN164.08
|
|
pay 1.1% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,022,654.23
|
$213.68
PEN796.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,834,283.86
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,150.16
|
|
pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,107.14
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,347.45
|
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,214.29
|
$5.30
PEN19.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP94,560.71
|
$30.52
PEN113.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,428.57
|
$7.95
PEN29.64
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP227,562.83
|
$42.79
PEN159.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP185,992.56
|
$34.98
PEN130.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP375,819.52
|
$85.21
PEN317.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP315,402.95
|
$94.35
PEN351.78
|
|
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