Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.34
|
$0.49
$1,898
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$1.75
$6,807
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.57
|
$1.79
$6,962
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.97
$3,777
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.38
$1,457
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.48
$1,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.50
$1,960
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.40
$1,551
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.36
$1,391
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€20.96
|
$12.53
$48,679
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€151.27
|
$53.15
$206,467
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.47
|
$18.64
$72,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$3.89
$15,116
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€121.61
|
$61.46
$238,760
|
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