Cost of living comparison

Canada

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Montreal Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 27.6% cheaper than Montreal.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 36.5% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 31.7% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 26.6% more in Bogota

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Montreal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.9% less for restaurants

	Montreal	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.94 CA$26.47	$7.72 COP24,429.38	-59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.70	$10.19 COP32,246.79	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 CA$2.75	$1.34 COP4,254.91	-31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 CA$2.13	$0.87 COP2,746.60	-43.0%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Montreal	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 CA$4.35	$2.42 COP7,666.90	-22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 CA$9.17	$3.93 COP12,422.98	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.60 CA$12.02	$6.14 COP19,419.81	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 CA$4.99	$3.39 COP10,734.27	-5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 CA$7.13	$3.30 COP10,455.10	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 CA$2.10	$1.56 COP4,945.64	+4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 CA$0.92	$0.81 COP2,547.89	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.04	$0.87 COP2,767.03	-40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 CA$1.86	$0.79 COP2,492.18	-40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 CA$1.20	$0.65 COP2,060.02	-23.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CA$1.14	$0.63 COP1,979.10	-23.2%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Montreal	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 CA$7.00	$4.90 COP15,504.16	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$76.45 CA$106.85	$49.41 COP156K	-35.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$38,799.43	$23,161.08 COP73M	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.66 CA$20.49	$20.84 COP65,959.33	+42.2%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 36.5% less for housing

	Montreal	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.08 CA$58.82	$29.75 COP94,134.56	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.33 CA$1,751.72	$779.14 COP2M	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$968.97 CA$1,354.27	$440.22 COP1M	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.09 CA$82.59	$93.36 COP295K	+58.0%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 31.7% less for childcare

	Montreal	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$506.92 CA$708.50	$463.22 COP1M	-8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,061.08 CA$22,447.77	$8,195.93 COP26M	-49.0%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Montreal	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.82	$2.01 COP6,351.64	-68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.82 CA$5.34	$2.52 COP7,968.72	-34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.22 CA$15.68	$4.32 COP13,680.45	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.79 CA$40.24	$33.42 COP106K	+16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.22 CA$15.68	$7.72 COP24,429.38	-31.2%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 26.6% more for clothing

	Montreal	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.11 CA$81.22	$82.94 COP262K	+42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.34 CA$53.59	$47.35 COP150K	+23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.86 CA$131.18	$141.13 COP447K	+50.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.90 CA$150.81	$104.65 COP331K	-3.0%
Average			+26.6%

Montreal vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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