Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 4.1% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.480
|
$5.23
COP21,996.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
$7.84
COP32,994.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.88
COP3,684.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.66
COP2,761.14
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.45
COP6,110.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
$2.33
COP9,814.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.800
|
$5.25
COP22,110.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.41
COP10,144.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.830
|
$2.51
COP10,552.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.320
|
$1.20
COP5,054.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.56
COP2,371.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
$0.60
COP2,535.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.66
COP2,773.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.48
COP2,034.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.51
COP2,129.29
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$3.81
COP16,046.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.400
|
$39.20
COP164,974.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,953.610
|
$16,985.30
COP71,489,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.940
|
$14.23
COP59,896.86
|
|
pay 3.6% less for housing
Kuwait City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.680
|
$27.89
COP117,397.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD284.060
|
$462.40
COP1,946,196.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD214.520
|
$318.00
COP1,338,444.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.810
|
$80.89
COP340,460.72
|
|
pay 23.7% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD170.990
|
$232.36
COP977,962.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,049.960
|
$7,463.73
COP31,413,958.23
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.18
COP4,949.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.710
|
$1.63
COP6,861.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$2.35
COP9,898.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.020
|
$23.52
COP98,999.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.480
|
$5.23
COP21,996.64
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.910
|
$56.58
COP238,143.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.300
|
$44.12
COP185,688.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD28.990
|
$89.61
COP377,147.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD27.970
|
$77.11
COP324,532.50
|
|
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