Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 57.5% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 36.2% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 16.8% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 97.0% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 89.4% more in Bogota

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Bogota are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.8% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+76.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+85.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+108.7%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 36.2% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+176.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$3.93 COP12,460.95	+24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+108.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.81 COP2,555.68	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-3.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.79 COP2,499.80	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+18.3%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 16.8% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$49.41 COP157K	+66.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$23,161.08 COP74M	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$20.84 COP66,160.97	-0.1%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 97.0% more for housing

	Gaborone	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$779.14 COP2M	+118.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$440.22 COP1M	+98.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$93.36 COP296K	+104.6%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$463.22 COP1M	+264.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$8,195.93 COP26M	+227.8%
Average			+245.6%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$2.01 COP6,371.06	+0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+19.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$33.42 COP106K	-0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+25.6%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 89.4% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$82.94 COP263K	+74.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$47.35 COP150K	+182.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$141.13 COP448K	+95.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$104.65 COP332K	+33.5%
Average			+89.4%

Gaborone vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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