Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 62.3% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.40
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.76
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.88
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.39
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.50
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 60.2% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€122.40
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,265.60
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.32
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.02
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,982.41
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,701.80
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€178.64
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,257.49
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,533.31
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 75.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.12
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.81
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.81
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.64
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.08
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.34
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€90.61
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€98.88
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
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