Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 16.9% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Lima, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$3.30
COP12,864.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$5.50
COP21,440.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$0.64
COP2,478.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$0.49
COP1,905.55
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
Lima
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$1.12
COP4,376.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$2.42
COP9,459.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$3.66
COP14,266.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$1.75
COP6,835.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$1.79
COP6,991.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$0.97
COP3,792.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.38
COP1,462.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.48
COP1,880.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.50
COP1,968.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.40
COP1,557.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.36
COP1,397.22
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Lima
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$2.09
COP8,159.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$31.00
COP120,922.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$13,189.68
COP51,456,184.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$12.53
COP48,883.37
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Lima
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$19.84
COP77,382.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$340.12
COP1,326,882.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$253.13
COP987,504.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$53.15
COP207,333.43
|
|
pay 7.3% less for childcare
Lima
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$189.88
COP740,764.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$5,125.13
COP19,994,402.99
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$0.99
COP3,859.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$1.20
COP4,693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$1.87
COP7,289.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$18.64
COP72,704.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$3.89
COP15,179.57
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Lima
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$46.54
COP181,568.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$29.24
COP114,077.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$72.21
COP281,710.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$61.46
COP239,761.39
|
|
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