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Bogota vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 16.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 94.2% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 11.8% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 33.6% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.59	$5.12 COP19,119.97	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.59	$7.68 COP28,679.96	+62.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.66	$1.09 COP4,074.15	+23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.01	$0.69 COP2,565.96	+41.2%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$1.50 COP5,604.67	+53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.45	$2.64 COP9,851.70	-63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.96	$4.93 COP18,398.56	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.21	$2.19 COP8,167.71	-1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.65	$2.56 COP9,576.99	+22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.45	$1.37 COP5,104.66	+3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.09	$0.48 COP1,800.81	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.04	$0.69 COP2,585.54	-43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.86	$0.61 COP2,285.17	-11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.60 COP2,224.45	+5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.56	$0.58 COP2,160.03	-6.8%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 94.2% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.71	$4.02 COP15,031.98	+115.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.96	$43.77 COP163,475.77	+269.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	-57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR44.07	$15.87 COP59,271.92	+48.8%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR105.32	$28.12 COP105,029.49	+10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	-0.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR192.54	$65.10 COP243,148.12	+39.7%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 11.8% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18	+22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92	+1.1%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.63	$1.28 COP4,779.99	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.65	$1.90 COP7,113.75	-37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.63	$2.99 COP11,161.28	-29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR191.86	$26.93 COP100,579.03	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.56	$5.12 COP19,119.97	+2.9%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR254.80	$63.64 COP237,691.69	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR153.34	$44.73 COP167,070.33	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR362.83	$103.65 COP387,133.94	+18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR340.83	$90.70 COP338,756.05	+10.0%
Average			+13.0%

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