Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 15.4% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Damascus
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
Damascus
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 67.1% more for childcare
Damascus
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Damascus
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
|
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