Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 6.9% cheaper than Male.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 26.4% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.0% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 59.4% more in Bogota

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Bogota are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Bogota. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	Male	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$7.72 COP24,429.38	+28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$10.19 COP32,246.79	+4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.34 COP4,254.91	-17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$0.87 COP2,746.60	+192.2%
Average			+24.3%

Male vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Male	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$2.42 COP7,666.90	+46.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$3.93 COP12,422.98	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$6.14 COP19,419.81	-20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$3.39 COP10,734.27	+76.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$3.30 COP10,455.10	+19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.56 COP4,945.64	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$0.81 COP2,547.89	-41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$0.87 COP2,767.03	-52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$0.79 COP2,492.18	-35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.65 COP2,060.02	-30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.63 COP1,979.10	-27.3%
Average			-16.3%

Male vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Male	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$4.90 COP15,504.16	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$49.41 COP156K	+60.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$23,161.08 COP73M	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$20.84 COP65,959.33	+19.0%
Average			+13.0%

Male vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.4% less for housing

	Male	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$29.75 COP94,134.56	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$779.14 COP2M	-18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$440.22 COP1M	-37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$93.36 COP295K	+2.6%
Average			-26.4%

Male vs. Bogota - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Male	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$463.22 COP1M	+150.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$8,195.93 COP26M	+172.8%
Average			+161.4%

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pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$2.01 COP6,351.64	-58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$2.52 COP7,968.72	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$4.32 COP13,680.45	-71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$33.42 COP106K	-52.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$7.72 COP24,429.38	-20.7%
Average			-46.0%

Male vs. Bogota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 59.4% more for clothing

	Male	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$82.94 COP262K	+109.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$47.35 COP150K	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$141.13 COP447K	+62.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$104.65 COP331K	+99.3%
Average			+59.4%

Male vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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