Cost of living comparison
London is 4.1 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in London instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$12,925
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,542
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,490
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,915
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 88.0% more for groceries
Bogota
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,398
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,505
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,335
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,868
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$7,025
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,811
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,470
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,890
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$1,977
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,565
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,404
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,198
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$121,499
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$51,701,861
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$49,117
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Bogota
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$77,752
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,333,218
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$992,220
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$208,323
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$744,302
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$20,089,866
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,878
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,716
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,324
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$73,052
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,252
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 67.1% more for clothing
Bogota
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$182,436
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$114,622
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$283,055
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$240,906
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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