Cost of living comparison
Prague is 77.0% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Prague instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 79.0% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP22,637.31
|
$9.61
CZK225.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP33,955.96
|
$8.74
CZK204.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,791.91
|
$1.67
CZK39.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,841.56
|
$1.51
CZK35.29
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP6,288.14
|
$1.55
CZK36.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP10,100.65
|
$6.25
CZK146.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP22,754.58
|
$3.95
CZK92.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP10,440.22
|
$2.61
CZK61.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP10,859.65
|
$4.08
CZK95.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP5,202.00
|
$0.77
CZK17.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,440.18
|
$0.74
CZK17.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,609.24
|
$0.95
CZK22.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,854.16
|
$1.43
CZK33.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,094.16
|
$0.58
CZK13.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP2,191.31
|
$0.60
CZK13.95
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP16,514.20
|
$6.44
CZK150.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP169,779.81
|
$24.03
CZK562.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP73,571,250.71
|
$26,867.69
CZK629,509.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP61,641.39
|
$12.49
CZK292.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP120,816.54
|
$21.58
CZK505.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP2,002,880.55
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,093.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,377,427.57
|
$788.65
CZK18,477.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP350,376.81
|
$233.34
CZK5,467.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP1,006,446.00
|
$723.05
CZK16,941.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP32,328,905.36
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,768.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP5,093.39
|
$2.60
CZK60.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP7,060.93
|
$3.13
CZK73.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP10,186.79
|
$6.55
CZK153.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP101,882.98
|
$61.39
CZK1,438.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP22,637.31
|
$10.92
CZK255.90
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP245,079.56
|
$83.11
CZK1,947.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP191,096.80
|
$39.28
CZK920.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP388,132.04
|
$98.13
CZK2,299.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP333,984.68
|
$115.55
CZK2,707.24
|
|
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