Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 53.7% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Paris, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.18
|
$5.23
COP21,837.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
$7.84
COP32,756.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$0.88
COP3,658.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.81
|
$0.66
COP2,741.21
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
$1.45
COP6,066.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.88
|
$2.33
COP9,743.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.46
|
$5.25
COP21,951.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
$2.41
COP10,071.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.57
|
$2.51
COP10,476.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.20
COP5,018.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.56
COP2,354.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$0.60
COP2,517.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$0.66
COP2,753.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.48
COP2,020.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.51
COP2,113.93
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.24
|
$3.81
COP15,931.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.87
|
$39.20
COP163,784.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,306.99
|
$16,985.30
COP70,973,101.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€22.04
|
$14.23
COP59,464.54
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€30.14
|
$27.89
COP116,549.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,363.89
|
$462.40
COP1,932,149.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€1,002.26
|
$318.00
COP1,328,784.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€160.35
|
$80.89
COP338,003.34
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€773.95
|
$232.36
COP970,903.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,377.99
|
$7,463.73
COP31,187,218.42
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.07
|
$1.18
COP4,913.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.21
|
$1.63
COP6,811.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
$2.35
COP9,827.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.45
|
$23.52
COP98,285.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.13
|
$5.23
COP21,837.88
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Paris
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€95.25
|
$56.58
COP236,424.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.40
|
$44.12
COP184,348.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.66
|
$89.61
COP374,425.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€145.52
|
$77.11
COP322,190.09
|
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