Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 63.7% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Paris, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$3.30
$12,925
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$5.50
$21,542
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$0.64
$2,490
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$0.49
$1,915
|
|
pay 59.4% less for groceries
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$1.12
$4,398
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$2.42
$9,505
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$3.66
$14,335
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$1.75
$6,868
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.00
|
$1.79
$7,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.97
$3,811
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.38
$1,470
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$0.48
$1,890
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.50
$1,977
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.40
$1,565
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.36
$1,404
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$2.09
$8,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.62
|
$31.00
$121,499
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$13,189.68
$51,701,861
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.53
|
$12.53
$49,117
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$19.84
$77,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
$340.12
$1,333,218
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
$253.13
$992,220
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
$53.15
$208,323
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.51
|
$189.88
$744,302
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
$5,125.13
$20,089,866
|
|
pay 73.0% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$0.99
$3,878
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$1.20
$4,716
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$1.87
$7,324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.82
|
$18.64
$73,052
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$3.89
$15,252
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
$46.54
$182,436
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
$29.24
$114,622
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
$72.21
$283,055
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.32
|
$61.46
$240,906
|
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