Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 2.3 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
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