Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 16.3% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 12.7% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
|
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