Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 26.5% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Macao, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
Macao
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
Macao
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
Macao
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Macao
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Macao
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
|
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