Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 73.8% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
|
pay 61.8% more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
|
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