Cost of living comparison
Paris is 3.4 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Paris instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,864.05
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,440.08
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,478.16
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,905.55
|
$2.70
€2.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,376.99
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,459.63
|
$9.69
€9.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,266.68
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,835.12
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,991.27
|
$6.40
€5.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,792.78
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,462.97
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,880.59
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,968.00
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,557.82
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,397.22
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,159.36
|
$8.20
€7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,922.03
|
$92.35
€86.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,456,184.17
|
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,883.37
|
$21.89
€20.45
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,382.26
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,326,882.84
|
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP987,504.71
|
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP207,333.43
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP740,764.86
|
$830.08
€775.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,994,402.99
|
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,859.21
|
$7.69
€7.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,693.76
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,289.63
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,704.56
|
$39.26
€36.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,179.57
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 88.5% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP181,568.61
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP114,077.73
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP281,710.23
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP239,761.39
|
$143.22
€133.79
|
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