Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Portugal

Lisbon vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 50.0% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 65.5% more in Lisbon
Groceries: pay 5.5% more in Lisbon
Transportation: pay 25.4% more in Lisbon
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Lisbon
Childcare: pay 74.0% more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Lisbon
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Lisbon

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

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Lisbon vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.5% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$16.80 €14.95	+117.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$11.20 €9.97	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$2.30 €2.05	+71.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$1.70 €1.51	+95.9%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 5.5% more for groceries

	Bogota	Lisbon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$1.87 €1.67	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$6.43 €5.72	+63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$4.34 €3.87	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$3.94 €3.51	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$3.60 €3.21	+9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$1.01 €0.90	-35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$0.78 €0.69	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$0.83 €0.74	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$1.14 €1.01	+44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.82 €0.73	+26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.91 €0.81	+46.3%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 25.4% more for transportation

	Bogota	Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$8.43 €7.50	+72.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$44.79 €39.86	-9.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$12.52 €11.14	-39.9%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bogota	Lisbon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$32.72 €29.12	+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	+104.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	+170.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$126.43 €112.53	+35.4%
Average			+108.5%

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pay 74.0% more for childcare

	Bogota	Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$678.84 €604.19	+46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	+106.6%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$3.36 €2.99	+67.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$3.03 €2.69	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$6.72 €5.98	+55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$46.25 €41.16	+38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$9.66 €8.60	+25.1%
Average			+37.8%

Bogota vs. Lisbon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Bogota	Lisbon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$102.78 €91.47	+23.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$45.72 €40.69	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$99.13 €88.23	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$123.02 €109.49	+17.6%
Average			-0.3%

Bogota vs. Lisbon - Cost of clothing

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