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Bogota vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 1.5% more expensive than Kingstown.

Restaurants: pay 44.9% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 53.5% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 42.9% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 3.6% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Bogota

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Bogota are more expensive than in Kingstown. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bogota. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Kingstown, you would:

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pay 44.9% less for restaurants

	Kingstown	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.12 COP18,938.57	-30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$7.68 COP28,407.85	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.09 COP4,035.49	-50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.69 COP2,541.61	-67.2%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 53.5% less for groceries

	Kingstown	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.50 COP5,551.49	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 EC$15.65	$2.64 COP9,758.23	-54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$4.93 COP18,224.00	-59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$2.19 COP8,090.21	-52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 EC$5.91	$2.56 COP9,486.12	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.99 EC$10.78	$1.37 COP5,056.23	-65.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 EC$3.54	$0.48 COP1,783.72	-63.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.02 EC$10.87	$0.69 COP2,561.01	-82.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 EC$6.45	$0.61 COP2,263.48	-74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 EC$4.81	$0.60 COP2,203.34	-66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 EC$3.98	$0.58 COP2,139.54	-60.7%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 42.9% less for transportation

	Kingstown	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.87 EC$32.09	$4.02 COP14,889.35	-66.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.95 EC$135.00	$43.77 COP162K	-12.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,927.14 EC$102K	$17,277.24 COP64M	-54.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.90 EC$70.00	$15.87 COP58,709.56	-38.7%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 3.6% more for housing

	Kingstown	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	$28.12 COP104K	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$333.02 EC$900.00	$468.73 COP2M	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.77 EC$875.00	$349.03 COP1M	+7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.59 EC$152.94	$65.10 COP241K	+15.0%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Kingstown	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.26 EC$325.00	$323.97 COP1M	+169.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,101.91 COP34M
Average			+169.4%

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pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingstown	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.28 COP4,734.64	-30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.90 COP7,046.26	-53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.99 COP11,055.39	-26.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.38 EC$87.50	$26.93 COP99,624.75	-16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 EC$12.50	$5.12 COP18,938.57	+10.7%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Kingstown	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.75 EC$175.00	$63.64 COP235K	-1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.98 EC$167.50	$44.73 COP165K	-27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$103.65 COP383K	+40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$90.70 COP336K	-2.0%
Average			+2.2%

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