Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 57.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
$3.30
$12,925
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
$5.50
$21,542
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$0.64
$2,490
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.49
$1,915
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
$1.12
$4,398
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
$2.42
$9,505
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
$3.66
$14,335
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
$1.75
$6,868
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
$1.79
$7,025
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$0.97
$3,811
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.38
$1,470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
$0.48
$1,890
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$0.50
$1,977
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.40
$1,565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.36
$1,404
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
$2.09
$8,198
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
$31.00
$121,499
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
$13,189.68
$51,701,861
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
$12.53
$49,117
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
$19.84
$77,752
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
$340.12
$1,333,218
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
$253.13
$992,220
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
$53.15
$208,323
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
$189.88
$744,302
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
$5,125.13
$20,089,866
|
|
pay 76.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
$0.99
$3,878
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
$1.20
$4,716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
$1.87
$7,324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
$18.64
$73,052
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
$3.89
$15,252
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
$46.54
$182,436
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
$29.24
$114,622
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
$72.21
$283,055
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
$61.46
$240,906
|
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