Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 2.4 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 2.4% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 20.2% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 31.3% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 7.1 times more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 9.7% more in Bogota

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Bogota are more expensive than in Maseru. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4% more for restaurants

	Maseru	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+3.2%
Average			+2.4%

Maseru vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.2% more for groceries

	Maseru	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+193.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$3.93 COP12,460.95	+18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+120.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+83.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-28.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-14.2%
Average			+20.2%

Maseru vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

	Maseru	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$49.41 COP157K	+64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$23,161.08 COP74M	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+246.9%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 7.1 times more for housing

	Maseru	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$779.14 COP2M	+736.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$440.22 COP1M	+692.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$93.36 COP296K
Average			+608.9%

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$463.22 COP1M	+789.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$8,195.93 COP26M	+593.6%
Average			+685.5%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.01 COP6,371.06	+11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$4.32 COP13,722.28	-15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$33.42 COP106K	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.72 COP24,504.06
Average			+21.1%

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pay 9.7% more for clothing

	Maseru	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$82.94 COP263K	+80.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$47.35 COP150K	-14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$141.13 COP448K	+35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$104.65 COP332K	-30.3%
Average			+9.7%

Maseru vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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