Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 30.1% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD166.83
|
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.05
|
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
JMD465.96
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
JMD1,070.95
|
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
JMD2,156.75
|
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
JMD527.25
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
JMD471.23
|
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
JMD346.65
|
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
JMD203.45
|
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD268.06
|
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
JMD181.76
|
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
JMD152.39
|
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
JMD146.61
|
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
JMD802.33
|
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
JMD5,702.25
|
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
JMD6,220,640.57
|
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
JMD4,458.13
|
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
JMD6,927.44
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
JMD109,415.38
|
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
JMD60,279.30
|
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
JMD18,031.73
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
|
pay 47.4% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
JMD44,877.48
|
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
JMD350,775.01
|
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.95
|
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
JMD571.99
|
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
JMD1,451.48
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
JMD8,545.60
|
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
JMD1,555.16
|
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
JMD5,998.47
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
JMD5,035.76
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
JMD10,562.13
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
JMD11,339.71
|
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
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