Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 47.4% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK219.41
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK127.73
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.37
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.66
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK34.03
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK64.11
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK84.48
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK46.24
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK70.07
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.17
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.24
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.85
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.59
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.68
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK84.68
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK887.87
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK383,399.52
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK221.97
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 52.6% less for housing
Oslo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK470.17
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,301.46
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,117.79
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,371.01
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,318.17
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK121,988.79
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK110.98
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK46.60
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK156.39
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK494.94
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK163.95
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK923.63
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK484.62
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,082.74
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,462.97
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
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