Bogota is 60.2% cheaper than Brussels.

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

pay 70.2% less for restaurants

 
Brussels
Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.49
€15.19
$3.30
$12,810
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.90
€9.11
$5.50
$21,350
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.58
€2.38
$0.64
$2,468

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pay 47.8% less for groceries

 
Brussels
Bogota
Bread
1 loaf
$2.31
€2.13
$1.12
$4,359
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.55
€6.95
$2.42
$9,420
Milk (1 gallon) $4.69
€4.32
$3.66
$14,207

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pay 53.1% less for transportation

 
Brussels
Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.71
€7.10
$2.09
$8,125
Monthly public transit pass $53.87
€49.61
$31.00
$120,417
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,486.24
€25,313.45
$13,189.68
$51,241,196

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pay 67.6% less for housing

 
Brussels
Bogota
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.77
€51.36
$19.84
$77,059
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,043.18
€960.71
$340.12
$1,321,339
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $873.71
€804.64
$253.13
$983,379

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

 
Brussels
Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $944.84
€870.15
$189.88
$737,670
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,473.75
€22,539.10
$5,125.13
$19,910,865

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pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Brussels
Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
€5.06
$0.99
$3,843
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
€3.42
$1.20
$4,674
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.80
€8.10
$1.87
$7,259

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pay 34.5% less for clothing

 
Brussels
Bogota
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.22
€82.17
$46.54
$180,810
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.58
€30.01
$29.24
$113,601
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.94
€90.20
$72.21
$280,533

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