Cost of living comparison

Venezuela

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 9.2% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 43.2% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 97.2% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Bogota

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Bogota are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Bogota. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.7% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.80 VEF107.76	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 VEF109.72	$10.19 COP32,345.37	-7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 VEF15.23	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.13	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-34.1%
Average			-20.7%

Caracas vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Caracas	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.27 VEF22.67	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 VEF50.69	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.26 VEF102.36	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.73 VEF47.13	$3.39 COP10,767.09	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.21 VEF41.95	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.29 VEF32.80	$1.56 COP4,960.76	-52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 VEF9.08	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.84	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 VEF10.45	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 VEF10.17	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.88	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-36.8%
Average			-27.0%

Caracas vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Caracas	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.18 VEF31.72	$4.90 COP15,551.55	+54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$49.41 COP157K	+64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$23,161.08 COP74M	-7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.00 VEF269.31	$20.84 COP66,160.97	-22.8%
Average			+25.5%

Caracas vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.2% more for housing

	Caracas	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.99 VEF378.95	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	$779.14 COP2M	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	$440.22 COP1M	+3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.60 VEF165.55	$93.36 COP296K	+462.5%
Average			+43.2%

Caracas vs. Bogota - Cost of housing

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pay 97.2% more for childcare

	Caracas	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	$463.22 COP1M	+189.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	$8,195.93 COP26M	+34.4%
Average			+97.2%

Caracas vs. Bogota - Cost of childcare

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 VEF19.95	$2.01 COP6,371.06	+0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.63 VEF36.19	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 VEF45.68	$4.32 COP13,722.28	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 VEF663.30	$33.42 COP106K	-49.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 VEF64.83	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+18.8%
Average			-18.7%

Caracas vs. Bogota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Caracas	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.58 VEF763.81	$82.94 COP263K	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.89 VEF507.62	$47.35 COP150K	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	$141.13 COP448K	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	$104.65 COP332K	-21.8%
Average			-4.5%

Caracas vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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