Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 39.8% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 99.8% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 16.1% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
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