Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 13.1% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 44.6% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 14.6% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 4.2% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Bogota

The cost of transportation and groceries in Bogota are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and childcare are lower in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 44.6% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-59.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$10.19 COP32,345.37	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-45.5%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$2.42 COP7,690.34	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+12.4%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 14.6% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	$49.41 COP157K	+79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$23,161.08 COP74M	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+117.1%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$779.14 COP2M	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$440.22 COP1M	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$93.36 COP296K	-42.5%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 4.2% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$463.22 COP1M	-0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$8,195.93 COP26M	-7.9%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-49.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$33.42 COP106K	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-25.6%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$82.94 COP263K	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$47.35 COP150K	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$141.13 COP448K	+21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$104.65 COP332K	-24.4%
Average			-25.2%

Buenos Aires vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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