Cost of living comparison

Senegal

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 7.0% cheaper than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 34.4% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 10.1% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 6.6% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Dakar	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 F CFA6,478	$10.19 COP32,345.37	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 F CFA715	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 F CFA511	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-0.8%
Average			+17.8%

Dakar vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Dakar	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 F CFA424	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+234.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 F CFA5,066	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.67 F CFA5,646	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 F CFA1,442	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 F CFA2,385	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 F CFA849	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 F CFA501	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 F CFA768	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA463	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA362	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 F CFA249	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+46.9%
Average			+0.8%

Dakar vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.4% less for transportation

	Dakar	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.27 F CFA3,659	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$76.82 F CFA44,847	$49.41 COP157K	-35.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	$23,161.08 COP74M	-54.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.20 F CFA11,212	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+8.5%
Average			-34.4%

Dakar vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.1% less for housing

	Dakar	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.36 F CFA27,068	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$810.84 F CFA473K	$779.14 COP2M	-3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.19 F CFA252K	$440.22 COP1M	+2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.27 F CFA90,649	$93.36 COP296K	-39.9%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

	Dakar	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.49 F CFA188K	$463.22 COP1M	+44.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	$8,195.93 COP26M	-21.2%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 F CFA1,968	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.13 F CFA1,246	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+102.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 F CFA26,161	$33.42 COP106K	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-9.5%
Average			-12.6%

Dakar vs. Bogota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Dakar	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.04 F CFA33,885	$82.94 COP263K	+42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.52 F CFA26,576	$47.35 COP150K	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$141.13 COP448K	+65.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.73 F CFA56,474	$104.65 COP332K	+8.2%
Average			+27.7%

Dakar vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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