Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 72.6% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 68.2% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Bogota
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Bogota
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Bogota
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Bogota
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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