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Bogota vs. Panama City Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 26.9% cheaper than Panama City.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 38.6% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 49.5% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 37.0% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Bogota

The cost of transportation and clothing in Bogota are more expensive than in Panama City. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Panama City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Panama City, you would:

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pay 34.3% less for restaurants

	Panama City	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 PAB10.00	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-48.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 PAB8.00	$7.68 COP28,679.96	-4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 PAB1.70	$1.09 COP4,074.15	-35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 PAB1.33	$0.69 COP2,565.96	-48.5%
Average			-34.3%

Panama City vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.6% less for groceries

	Panama City	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 PAB2.56	$1.50 COP5,604.67	-41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.81 PAB5.81	$2.64 COP9,851.70	-54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 PAB6.82	$4.93 COP18,398.56	-27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 PAB2.84	$2.19 COP8,167.71	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.29 PAB3.29	$2.56 COP9,576.99	-22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 PAB1.65	$1.37 COP5,104.66	-17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 PAB0.70	$0.48 COP1,800.81	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$0.69 COP2,585.54	-50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 PAB1.46	$0.61 COP2,285.17	-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 PAB1.00	$0.60 COP2,224.45	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PAB1.37	$0.58 COP2,160.03	-57.7%
Average			-38.6%

Panama City vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Panama City	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 PAB3.44	$4.02 COP15,031.98	+17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 PAB22.50	$43.77 COP163,475.77	+94.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	-12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 PAB26.50	$15.87 COP59,271.92	-40.1%
Average			+14.7%

Panama City vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.5% less for housing

	Panama City	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.20 PAB49.20	$28.12 COP105,029.49	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$953.85 PAB953.85	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	-63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.90 PAB95.90	$65.10 COP243,148.12	-32.1%
Average			-49.5%

Panama City vs. Bogota - Cost of housing

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

	Panama City	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.00 PAB476.00	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18	-31.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92	-42.1%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Panama City	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PAB3.00	$1.28 COP4,779.99	-57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.61 PAB3.61	$1.90 COP7,113.75	-47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.92 PAB5.92	$2.99 COP11,161.28	-49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.86 PAB43.86	$26.93 COP100,579.03	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 PAB8.00	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-36.0%
Average			-45.7%

Panama City vs. Bogota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Panama City	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 PAB50.00	$63.64 COP237,691.69	+27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 PAB47.50	$44.73 COP167,070.33	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.55 PAB89.55	$103.65 COP387,133.94	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.88 PAB126.88	$90.70 COP338,756.05	-28.5%
Average			+2.2%

Panama City vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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