Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 12.4% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES596.29
|
$3.30
$13,075
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
$5.50
$21,792
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.24
|
$0.64
$2,519
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.60
|
$0.49
$1,937
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
$1.12
$4,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES704.97
|
$2.42
$9,615
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES451.55
|
$3.66
$14,501
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
$1.75
$6,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES346.49
|
$1.79
$7,106
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.64
|
$0.97
$3,855
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.39
|
$0.38
$1,487
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.96
|
$0.48
$1,911
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.29
|
$0.50
$2,000
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.91
|
$0.40
$1,583
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES51.04
|
$0.36
$1,420
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES626.35
|
$2.09
$8,293
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
$31.00
$122,906
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
$13,189.68
$52,300,224
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
$12.53
$49,685
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
$19.84
$78,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
$340.12
$1,348,648
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
$253.13
$1,003,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
$53.15
$210,734
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
$189.88
$752,916
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
$5,125.13
$20,322,373
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES248.45
|
$0.99
$3,923
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.76
|
$1.20
$4,771
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
$1.87
$7,409
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
$18.64
$73,897
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES795.05
|
$3.89
$15,429
|
|
pay 83.1% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
$46.54
$184,547
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
$29.24
$115,949
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
$72.21
$286,331
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
$61.46
$243,694
|
|
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