Cost of living comparison

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Bogota vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 2.7% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants
pay 25.6% less in Bogota
Groceries
pay 21.7% more in Bogota
Transportation
pay 0.3% less in Bogota
Housing
pay 2.6% more in Bogota
Childcare
pay 23.4% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.8% less in Bogota
Clothing
pay 8.6% more in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Podgorica, you would:

pay 25.6% less for restaurants

 
Podgorica
Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.20
€9.97
$7.72
COP24,504.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.64
€9.47
$10.19
COP32,345.37
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.55
€2.27
$1.34
COP4,267.92

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

 
Podgorica
Bogota
Bread
1 loaf
$0.98
€0.87
$2.42
COP7,690.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.33
€3.85
$3.93
COP12,460.95
Milk (1 gallon) $4.90
€4.36
$6.14
COP19,479.18

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pay 0.3% less for transportation

 
Podgorica
Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.02
€6.25
$4.90
COP15,551.55
Monthly public transit pass $33.59
€29.90
$49.41
COP157K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,517.27
€27,161.47
$23,161.08
COP74M

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pay 2.6% more for housing

 
Podgorica
Bogota
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.80
€28.30
$29.75
COP94,422.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $639.89
€569.53
$779.14
COP2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $489.46
€435.64
$440.22
COP1M

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pay 23.4% more for childcare

 
Podgorica
Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.96
€303.47
$463.22
COP1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,315.61
€6,511.15
$8,195.93
COP26M

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Podgorica
Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.08
€2.74
$2.01
COP6,371.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.17
€1.94
$2.52
COP7,993.08
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.37
€3.89
$4.32
COP13,722.28

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

 
Podgorica
Bogota
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.34
€77.74
$82.94
COP263K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.28
€41.19
$47.35
COP150K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.42
€86.70
$141.13
COP448K

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