Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.2 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$37.84
£29.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 98.2% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$5.49
£4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$7.51
£5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$5.39
£4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$7.04
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$65.58
£51.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$41.21
£32.44
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$6.94
£5.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$4.76
£3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$76.30
£60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$122.97
£96.79
|
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