Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 32.7% more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 23.7% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 71.0% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 97.9% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Bogota

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bogota are more expensive than in Port Louis. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Port Louis, you would:

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pay 33.1% more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 MUR274.04	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+33.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38 MUR348.77	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 MUR54.25	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MUR30.64	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+33.8%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

	Port Louis	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 MUR35.62	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+221.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 MUR124.56	$3.93 COP12,460.95	+48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.94 MUR280.76	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 MUR123.00	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 MUR135.60	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MUR59.89	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 MUR56.50	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 MUR30.28	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 MUR63.28	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.79	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+47.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.79	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+42.1%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Port Louis	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.22 MUR246.49	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.65 MUR1,494.75	$49.41 COP157K	+56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,395.48 MUR2M	$23,161.08 COP74M	-36.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.54 MUR1,395.10	$20.84 COP66,160.97	-29.4%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 71.0% more for housing

	Port Louis	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.01 MUR1,370.18	$29.75 COP94,422.33	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.54 MUR22,554.06	$779.14 COP2M	+63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$274.28 MUR12,954.47	$440.22 COP1M	+60.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.29 MUR1,619.31	$93.36 COP296K	+172.3%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 97.9% more for childcare

	Port Louis	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.59 MUR5,978.99	$463.22 COP1M	+265.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,653.95 MUR361K	$8,195.93 COP26M	+7.1%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MUR124.56	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 MUR124.56	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.44 MUR303.93	$4.32 COP13,722.28	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.16 MUR1,235.66	$33.42 COP106K	+27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 MUR298.95	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+22.0%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Port Louis	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	$82.94 COP263K	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.85 MUR3,487.74	$47.35 COP150K	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.56 MUR5,646.82	$141.13 COP448K	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	$104.65 COP332K	+35.3%
Average			+2.4%

Port Louis vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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