Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 49.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 41.3% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 50.9% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 64.8% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 61.9% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 21.2% more in Bogota

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Bogota are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 11.9% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$65.00	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$50.00	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.24	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-20.7%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 41.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.59	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.23	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-68.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.91	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.20	$3.39 COP10,767.09	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.06	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.70	$1.56 COP4,960.76	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-58.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-56.6%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 50.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.73	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-68.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$700.01	$49.41 COP157K	-44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$23,161.08 COP74M	-48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$113.00	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+44.8%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 64.8% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.90	$29.75 COP94,422.33	+38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	$779.14 COP2M	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	$440.22 COP1M	-74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	$93.36 COP296K	-51.0%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 61.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	$463.22 COP1M	-60.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$8,195.93 COP26M	-63.2%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$60.00	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-73.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.56	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$105.00	$4.32 COP13,722.28	-67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.44	$33.42 COP106K	-64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.50	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-43.6%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 21.2% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.78	$82.94 COP263K	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.62	$47.35 COP150K	+15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$632.08	$141.13 COP448K	+75.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.64	$104.65 COP332K	-12.7%
Average			+21.2%

Hong Kong vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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