Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 1.6% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Bogota
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Honiara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
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pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Bogota
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
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