Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 59.3% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Khartoum
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
|
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