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Bogota vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 17.4% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 31.2% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 52.7% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 40.8% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.3% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 4.9% less in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.2% more for restaurants

	Doha	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR29.94	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-37.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR25.95	$7.68 COP28,679.96	+7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.19	$1.09 COP4,074.15	+24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$0.69 COP2,565.96	+130.9%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Doha	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.51	$1.50 COP5,604.67	-1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.25	$2.64 COP9,851.70	-52.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.77	$4.93 COP18,398.56	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.13	$2.19 COP8,167.71	-12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.75	$2.56 COP9,576.99	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.44	$1.37 COP5,104.66	+44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.63	$0.48 COP1,800.81	-33.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.66	$0.69 COP2,585.54	-5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$0.61 COP2,285.17	-5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.77	$0.60 COP2,224.45	+22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.83	$0.58 COP2,160.03	+14.8%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Doha	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.80	$4.02 COP15,031.98	+87.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR99.79	$43.77 COP163,475.77	+59.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR99,792.70	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR71.85	$15.87 COP59,271.92	-19.7%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 52.7% less for housing

	Doha	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR316.72	$28.12 COP105,029.49	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,925.19	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,177.86	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.04	$65.10 COP243,148.12	-2.2%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 40.8% less for childcare

	Doha	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,038.77	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18	-61.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,482.01	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92	-20.3%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.92	$1.28 COP4,779.99	-88.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.73	$1.90 COP7,113.75	-63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.45	$2.99 COP11,161.28	-53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR441.68	$26.93 COP100,579.03	-77.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR44.91	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-58.6%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

	Doha	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.27	$63.64 COP237,691.69	+0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.17	$44.73 COP167,070.33	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR374.39	$103.65 COP387,133.94	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR332.87	$90.70 COP338,756.05	-1.0%
Average			-4.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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