Cost of living comparison
Quito is 39.8% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Quito instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$12,925
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,542
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,490
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,915
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,398
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,505
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,335
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,868
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$7,025
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,811
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,470
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,890
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$1,977
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,565
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,404
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,198
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$121,499
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$51,701,861
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$49,117
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$77,752
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,333,218
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$992,220
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$208,323
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 34.3% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$744,302
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$20,089,866
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,878
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,716
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,324
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$73,052
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,252
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$182,436
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$114,622
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$283,055
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$240,906
|
$86.25
|
|
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