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Bogota vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 26.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 21.5% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 89.8% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 8.8% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 18.9% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 76.8% more in Bogota

The cost of transportation, clothing, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Bogota are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 1.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$5.12 COP19,448.63	+2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$7.68 COP29,172.95	+9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.09 COP4,144.18	+17.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.69 COP2,610.07	-24.8%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 21.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.50 COP5,701.01	-9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$2.64 COP10,021.04	-60.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.93 COP18,714.82	-39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.19 COP8,308.10	+20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.56 COP9,741.61	+27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.37 COP5,192.41	-24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.48 COP1,831.76	-45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.69 COP2,629.99	-63.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.61 COP2,324.45	-16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.60 COP2,262.69	-32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.58 COP2,197.16	+7.7%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 89.8% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.02 COP15,290.36	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$43.77 COP166,285.81	+355.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$17,277.24 COP65,639,133.82	-64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$15.87 COP60,290.76	+75.3%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 8.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$28.12 COP106,834.87	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$468.73 COP1,780,765.39	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$349.03 COP1,326,005.60	+27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$65.10 COP247,327.67	-21.6%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 18.9% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$323.97 COP1,230,820.58	+10.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$9,101.91 COP34,579,668.13	+27.4%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.28 COP4,862.16	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.90 COP7,236.04	-24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.99 COP11,353.14	+59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$26.93 COP102,307.91	-35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$5.12 COP19,448.63	+36.5%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 76.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$63.64 COP241,777.44	+147.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$44.73 COP169,942.15	+91.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$103.65 COP393,788.50	+17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$90.70 COP344,579.03	+50.7%
Average			+76.8%

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