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Seoul vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 57.6% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 6.6% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 53.4% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 74.6% more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.7% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Seoul

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Seoul are more expensive than in Bogota. Notably, groceries and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 27.9% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 COP19,119.97	$8.49 ₩12,461	+65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 COP28,679.96	$6.30 ₩9,242	-18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 COP4,074.15	$1.64 ₩2,405	+50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 COP2,565.96	$0.78 ₩1,146	+13.6%
Average			+27.9%

Bogota vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Bogota	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 COP5,604.67	$3.24 ₩4,752	+115.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 COP9,851.70	$6.79 ₩9,969	+157.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 COP18,398.56	$7.85 ₩11,517	+59.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 COP8,167.71	$2.93 ₩4,303	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 COP9,576.99	$4.67 ₩6,851	+82.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 COP5,104.66	$3.45 ₩5,057	+152.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,800.81	$1.52 ₩2,237	+216.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,585.54	$2.35 ₩3,451	+239.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 COP2,285.17	$2.77 ₩4,069	+353.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 COP2,224.45	$1.62 ₩2,376	+171.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,160.03	$1.30 ₩1,904	+124.3%
Average			+155.1%

Bogota vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.6% more for transportation

	Bogota	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 COP15,031.98	$4.43 ₩6,502	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.77 COP163,475.77	$45.99 ₩67,498	+5.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	$25,072.36 ₩36,796,951	+45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.87 COP59,271.92	$10.50 ₩15,410	-33.8%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 53.4% more for housing

	Bogota	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 COP105,029.49	$20.56 ₩30,169	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	$925.55 ₩1,358,372	+97.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	$559.33 ₩820,889	+60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.10 COP243,148.12	$118.88 ₩174,474	+82.6%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 74.6% more for childcare

	Bogota	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18	$360.15 ₩528,564	+11.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92	$21,667.04 ₩31,799,193	+138.0%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 COP4,779.99	$3.54 ₩5,192	+176.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 COP7,113.75	$3.70 ₩5,427	+94.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 COP11,161.28	$3.18 ₩4,673	+6.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.93 COP100,579.03	$56.34 ₩82,680	+109.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 COP19,119.97	$10.61 ₩15,577	+107.3%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Bogota	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.64 COP237,691.69	$49.77 ₩73,037	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 COP167,070.33	$39.49 ₩57,958	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.65 COP387,133.94	$74.94 ₩109,988	-27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.70 COP338,756.05	$99.06 ₩145,381	+9.2%
Average			-13.0%

Bogota vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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