Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 61.1% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$3.30
COP12,864.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$5.50
COP21,440.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$0.64
COP2,478.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.49
COP1,905.55
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$1.12
COP4,376.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$2.42
COP9,459.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$3.66
COP14,266.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$1.75
COP6,835.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$1.79
COP6,991.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$0.97
COP3,792.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.38
COP1,462.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.48
COP1,880.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.50
COP1,968.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.40
COP1,557.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.36
COP1,397.22
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$2.09
COP8,159.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
$31.00
COP120,922.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$13,189.68
COP51,456,184.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$12.53
COP48,883.37
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$19.84
COP77,382.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$340.12
COP1,326,882.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$253.13
COP987,504.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$53.15
COP207,333.43
|
|
pay 78.7% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$189.88
COP740,764.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$5,125.13
COP19,994,402.99
|
|
pay 74.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$0.99
COP3,859.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$1.20
COP4,693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$1.87
COP7,289.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$18.64
COP72,704.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$3.89
COP15,179.57
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$46.54
COP181,568.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$29.24
COP114,077.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$72.21
COP281,710.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$61.46
COP239,761.39
|
|
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