Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 10.1% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.14
|
$3.30
$12,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
$5.50
$21,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.20
|
$0.64
$2,468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.00
|
$0.49
$1,898
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.92
|
$1.12
$4,359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.41
|
$2.42
$9,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.28
|
$3.66
$14,207
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.67
|
$1.75
$6,807
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.79
|
$1.79
$6,962
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.88
|
$0.97
$3,777
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.17
|
$0.38
$1,457
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.91
|
$0.48
$1,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.12
|
$0.50
$1,960
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.18
|
$0.40
$1,551
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.36
$1,391
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.48
|
$2.09
$8,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM53.80
|
$31.00
$120,417
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM172,155.35
|
$13,189.68
$51,241,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.42
|
$12.53
$48,679
|
|
pay 9.5% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.05
|
$19.84
$77,059
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,298.67
|
$340.12
$1,321,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,387.44
|
$253.13
$983,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM191.52
|
$53.15
$206,467
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,196.48
|
$189.88
$737,670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM36,884.28
|
$5,125.13
$19,910,865
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.29
|
$0.99
$3,843
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.44
|
$1.20
$4,674
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
$1.87
$7,259
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM207.66
|
$18.64
$72,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.52
|
$3.89
$15,116
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM229.47
|
$46.54
$180,810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM144.76
|
$29.24
$113,601
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM322.05
|
$72.21
$280,533
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM345.60
|
$61.46
$238,760
|
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