Cost of living comparison

Isle of Man

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 46.2% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 29.9% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 38.0% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 52.2% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 79.6% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.7% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 14.2% more in Bogota

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.6% less for restaurants

	Douglas	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.75 £20.82	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89 £8.92	$10.19 COP32,345.37	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 £2.03	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 £1.59	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-59.1%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

	Douglas	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 £1.98	$2.42 COP7,690.34	-8.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 £3.01	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 £7.06	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30 £3.97	$3.39 COP10,767.09	-35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 £2.91	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.61	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 £1.30	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-49.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61 £1.21	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-51.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-53.6%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 38.0% less for transportation

	Douglas	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.35 £5.52	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.91 £72.71	$49.41 COP157K	-49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	$23,161.08 COP74M	-47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.65 £12.49	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+25.2%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 52.2% less for housing

	Douglas	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.49 £54.39	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.89 £925.79	$779.14 COP2M	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.05 £801.36	$440.22 COP1M	-58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$261.61 £196.29	$93.36 COP296K	-64.3%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 79.6% less for childcare

	Douglas	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	$463.22 COP1M	-73.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	$8,195.93 COP26M	-84.3%
Average			-79.6%

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pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.91	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-69.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 £3.76	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.46 £16.86	$4.32 COP13,722.28	-80.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 £48.58	$33.42 COP106K	-48.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.86 £11.90	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-51.3%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

	Douglas	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.11 £74.36	$82.94 COP263K	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.60 £33.46	$47.35 COP150K	+6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.22 £83.45	$141.13 COP448K	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.38 £52.05	$104.65 COP332K	+50.8%
Average			+14.2%

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