Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 3.3 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,864.05
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,440.08
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,478.16
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,905.55
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,376.99
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,459.63
|
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,266.68
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,835.12
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,991.27
|
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,792.78
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,462.97
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,880.59
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,968.00
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,557.82
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,397.22
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,159.36
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,922.03
|
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,456,184.17
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,883.37
|
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,382.26
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,326,882.84
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP987,504.71
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP207,333.43
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP740,764.86
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,994,402.99
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,859.21
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,693.76
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,289.63
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,704.56
|
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,179.57
|
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
|
pay 71.4% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP181,568.61
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP114,077.73
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP281,710.23
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP239,761.39
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
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