Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.8 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Paris instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP22,117.16
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,642.86
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,657.70
|
$4.09
€3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,820.21
|
$2.96
€2.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,933.08
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,776.89
|
$11.23
€10.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,867.33
|
$5.41
€5.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,449.44
|
$4.85
€4.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,845.86
|
$6.32
€5.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,267.93
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,119.28
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,452.28
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,369.81
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,142.14
|
$1.10
€1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,055.11
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,496.92
|
$7.65
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP177,639.74
|
$92.60
€87.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP66,392,853.40
|
$32,688.77
€30,924.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP56,137.71
|
$24.84
€23.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP105,627.73
|
$33.65
€31.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,893,715.89
|
$1,367.25
€1,293.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,389,314.75
|
$1,057.37
€1,000.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP285,305.74
|
$188.37
€178.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,022,654.23
|
$756.26
€715.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,834,283.86
|
$15,942.48
€15,082.04
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,107.14
|
$7.50
€7.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,347.45
|
$4.31
€4.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,214.29
|
$13.40
€12.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP94,560.71
|
$36.48
€34.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,428.57
|
$13.93
€13.18
|
|
pay 63.2% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP227,562.83
|
$103.81
€98.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP185,992.56
|
$46.57
€44.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP375,819.52
|
$111.54
€105.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP315,402.95
|
$148.98
€140.93
|
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