Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 56.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Paris, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.78
€15.49
|
$3.87
$16,838
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.52
€10.33
|
$5.41
$23,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.28
€3.22
|
$0.70
$3,067
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
€2.21
|
$0.58
$2,538
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
$1.01
$4,401
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.91
€8.75
|
$2.02
$8,807
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
€4.42
|
$3.59
$15,652
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
€3.87
|
$1.78
$7,733
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.01
€5.90
|
$1.88
$8,169
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.24
|
$1.06
$4,605
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.89
|
$0.41
$1,773
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.23
|
$0.51
$2,203
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.60
|
$0.48
$2,083
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.99
|
$0.42
$1,830
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.92
|
$0.36
$1,588
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
€7.84
|
$2.35
$10,229
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.89
€77.45
|
$32.86
$143,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,142.35
€22,718.08
|
$14,305.75
$62,301,633
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.41
€20.03
|
$15.21
$66,231
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.01
€31.42
|
$23.68
$103,141
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,334.97
€1,310.49
|
$372.44
$1,621,990
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.30
€958.40
|
$311.46
$1,356,417
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.58
€144.87
|
$60.77
$264,674
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$820.11
€805.08
|
$281.75
$1,227,019
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,472.83
€12,244.16
|
$5,746.36
$25,025,425
|
|
pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.84
€6.71
|
$1.16
$5,051
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
€3.96
|
$1.30
$5,651
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.05
€10.84
|
$2.06
$8,980
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.26
€37.56
|
$21.52
$93,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.62
€12.39
|
$3.87
$16,838
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.89
€101.98
|
$45.95
$200,119
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.41
€40.65
|
$35.69
$155,432
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.85
€92.13
|
$70.74
$308,092
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.01
€135.48
|
$65.42
$284,888
|
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