Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 53.0% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Germany, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.91
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Germany
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
Germany
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.71
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.16
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.32
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€704.85
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.17
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
Germany
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.24
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.03
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.26
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.20
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.28
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
|
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