Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 64.2% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Bogota instead of London, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£17.07
|
$3.30
$12,925
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
$5.50
$21,542
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$0.64
$2,490
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.42
|
$0.49
$1,915
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
|
London
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
$1.12
$4,398
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.30
|
$2.42
$9,505
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.69
|
$3.66
$14,335
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
$1.75
$6,868
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.07
|
$1.79
$7,025
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.97
|
$0.97
$3,811
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.58
|
$0.38
$1,470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.94
|
$0.48
$1,890
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.19
|
$0.50
$1,977
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.40
$1,565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.36
$1,404
|
|
pay 65.4% less for transportation
|
London
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.67
|
$2.09
$8,198
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£160.67
|
$31.00
$121,499
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
$13,189.68
$51,701,861
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.46
|
$12.53
$49,117
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
|
London
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
$19.84
$77,752
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
$340.12
$1,333,218
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
$253.13
$992,220
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
$53.15
$208,323
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
|
London
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
$189.88
$744,302
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
$5,125.13
$20,089,866
|
|
pay 77.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£6.03
|
$0.99
$3,878
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.44
|
$1.20
$4,716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
$1.87
$7,324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.86
|
$18.64
$73,052
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£12.05
|
$3.89
$15,252
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
|
London
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
$46.54
$182,436
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
$29.24
$114,622
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
$72.21
$283,055
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£97.17
|
$61.46
$240,906
|
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