Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 23.2% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 8.5% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 27.2% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 47.7% more in Bogota

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, housing, and transportation in Bogota are more expensive than in Lima.

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Bogota vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.0% more for restaurants

	Lima	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.03	$7.72 COP24,985.84	+77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.95	$10.19 COP32,981.31	+46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.76	$1.34 COP4,351.83	+23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.87 COP2,809.17	+37.1%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.89	$2.42 COP7,841.54	-5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.65	$3.93 COP12,705.95	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN21.01	$6.14 COP19,862.16	+0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.05	$3.39 COP10,978.78	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.27	$3.30 COP10,693.25	+23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.56 COP5,058.29	+71.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$0.81 COP2,605.93	+68.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.87 COP2,830.06	+38.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.34	$0.79 COP2,548.95	+16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.45	$0.65 COP2,106.95	+55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.63 COP2,024.18	+56.2%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 8.5% more for transportation

	Lima	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.04	$4.90 COP15,857.32	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.51	$49.41 COP160K	+86.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,904.49	$23,161.08 COP75M	+5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.66	$20.84 COP67,461.77	+3.3%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Lima	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN95.09	$29.75 COP96,278.78	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,535.44	$779.14 COP3M	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,163.99	$440.22 COP1M	+30.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN191.31	$93.36 COP302K	+68.4%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 27.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN618.06	$463.22 COP1M	+158.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,202.64	$8,195.93 COP27M	-37.4%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.02	$2.01 COP6,496.32	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.18	$2.52 COP8,150.23	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.89	$4.32 COP13,992.07	-25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN112.14	$33.42 COP108K	+2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.06	$7.72 COP24,985.84	+6.4%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 47.7% more for clothing

	Lima	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN182.25	$82.94 COP268K	+57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.44	$47.35 COP153K	+35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.98	$141.13 COP457K	+68.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN272.43	$104.65 COP339K	+32.6%
Average			+47.7%

Lima vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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