Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 54.7% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Canada, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
Canada
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Canada
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Canada
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Canada
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Canada
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
|
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