Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 7.8 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
|
pay 71.1% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
|
pay 45.3 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
|
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