Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 65.3% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Bogota instead of George Town, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
|
pay 71.5% less for groceries
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
|
pay 76.2% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
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