Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 23.3% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Bogota
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Budapest
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
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