Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 87.5% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP21,933.51
|
$15.16
€13.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP32,900.27
|
$10.32
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,674.02
|
$2.71
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,753.21
|
$1.81
€1.65
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP6,092.64
|
$1.74
€1.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP9,786.62
|
$7.67
€7.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP22,047.14
|
$4.36
€3.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP10,115.63
|
$3.02
€2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP10,522.02
|
$3.87
€3.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP5,040.27
|
$1.14
€1.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,364.31
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,528.12
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,765.42
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,029.06
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP2,123.18
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP16,000.78
|
$6.78
€6.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP164,501.33
|
$54.15
€49.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP71,283,910.00
|
$36,133.87
€33,019.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP59,724.95
|
$14.65
€13.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP117,060.34
|
$33.64
€30.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,940,610.71
|
$1,370.72
€1,252.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,334,603.15
|
$989.21
€903.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP339,483.54
|
$123.32
€112.69
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP975,155.45
|
$543.23
€496.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP31,323,795.07
|
$9,978.95
€9,118.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,935.04
|
$3.79
€3.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,841.40
|
$2.63
€2.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP9,870.08
|
$6.12
€5.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP98,715.42
|
$48.46
€44.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP21,933.51
|
$10.83
€9.90
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP237,460.00
|
$83.95
€76.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP185,155.57
|
$33.93
€31.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP376,064.96
|
$87.19
€79.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP323,601.04
|
$99.93
€91.32
|
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