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Bogota vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 24.3% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 2.7% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 15.1% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Harare	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-48.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$7.68 COP28,679.96	+28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$1.09 COP4,074.15	+57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.69 COP2,565.96	+50.2%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	Harare	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.50 COP5,604.67	+50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$2.64 COP9,851.70	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$4.93 COP18,398.56	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$2.19 COP8,167.71	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$2.56 COP9,576.99	-13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$1.37 COP5,104.66	+2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.48 COP1,800.81	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.69 COP2,585.54	-32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.61 COP2,285.17	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.60 COP2,224.45	-16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.58 COP2,160.03	-40.2%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Harare	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$4.02 COP15,031.98	-32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$43.77 COP163,475.77	-20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$15.87 COP59,271.92	-24.4%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 2.7% more for housing

	Harare	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$28.12 COP105,029.49	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	+16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	+22.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$65.10 COP243,148.12	+41.9%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 15.1% more for childcare

	Harare	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18	+26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92	+3.3%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.28 COP4,779.99	-14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$1.90 COP7,113.75	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$2.99 COP11,161.28	+149.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$26.93 COP100,579.03	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-48.8%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Harare	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$63.64 COP237,691.69	+236.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$44.73 COP167,070.33	+108.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$103.65 COP387,133.94	+206.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$90.70 COP338,756.05	+133.5%
Average			+171.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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