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Bogota vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 54.3% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 23.9% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 62.4% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 4.7 times more in Bogota

The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Bogota are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bogota. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.12 COP19,119.97	+70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.68 COP28,679.96	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.09 COP4,074.15	+5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.69 COP2,565.96	-22.5%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Freetown	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.50 COP5,604.67	+125.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$2.64 COP9,851.70	-25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$4.93 COP18,398.56	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.19 COP8,167.71	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.56 COP9,576.99	-24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.37 COP5,104.66	-24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.48 COP1,800.81	-46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.69 COP2,585.54	+115.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.61 COP2,285.17	-73.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.60 COP2,224.45	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.58 COP2,160.03	-21.7%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

	Freetown	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.02 COP15,031.98	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$43.77 COP163,475.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	+44.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$15.87 COP59,271.92	+47.6%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 62.4% less for housing

	Freetown	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$28.12 COP105,029.49	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	-72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$65.10 COP243,148.12	-41.0%
Average			-62.4%

Freetown vs. Bogota - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92

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pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.28 COP4,779.99	-14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$1.90 COP7,113.75	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.99 COP11,161.28	-0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$26.93 COP100,579.03	-46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.12 COP19,119.97
Average			-12.9%

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pay 4.7 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$63.64 COP237,691.69	+536.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$44.73 COP167,070.33	+459.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$103.65 COP387,133.94	+418.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$90.70 COP338,756.05	+81.4%
Average			+373.8%

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