Cost of living comparison
Quito is 26.3% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Quito instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,876.21
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,309.03
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,617.85
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,789.49
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,868.44
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,670.38
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,650.89
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,346.49
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,738.59
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,210.54
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,096.20
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,425.57
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,344.00
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,118.81
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,032.72
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,328.09
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP175,704.51
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,669,562.34
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,526.14
|
$13.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,477.01
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,873,085.54
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,374,179.40
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP282,197.59
|
$31.45
|
pay 10.9% more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,011,513.32
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,476,583.56
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,051.50
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,278.30
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,103.01
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,530.55
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,206.02
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP225,083.73
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP183,966.34
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP371,725.30
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP311,966.91
|
$83.12
|
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