Cost of living comparison

South Africa

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 14.2% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 32.7% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 32.1% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 22.9% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 36.4% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 45.6% more in Bogota

The cost of clothing, childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Bogota are more expensive than in Pretoria.

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Bogota vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 ZAR148.66	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 ZAR89.20	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+88.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.48	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.04	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+2.0%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 ZAR18.21	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+119.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 ZAR68.94	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 ZAR73.36	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 ZAR40.74	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 ZAR36.86	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.10	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+96.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.22	$0.81 COP2,555.68	+8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.11	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR11.92	$0.79 COP2,499.80	+9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZAR8.18	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ZAR8.93	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+15.5%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 32.1% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR94.81	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	$49.41 COP157K	-72.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$23,161.08 COP74M	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.55 ZAR108.03	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+218.3%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 22.9% more for housing

	Pretoria	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.83 ZAR607.50	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	$779.14 COP2M	+71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	$440.22 COP1M	+8.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	$93.36 COP296K	-19.2%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 36.4% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	$463.22 COP1M	+77.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	$8,195.93 COP26M	+4.8%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ZAR42.12	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ZAR37.17	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 ZAR53.60	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.49 ZAR519.46	$33.42 COP106K	+6.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR118.93	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+7.1%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 45.6% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.03 ZAR874.71	$82.94 COP263K	+56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.00 ZAR527.89	$47.35 COP150K	+48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	$141.13 COP448K	+53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	$104.65 COP332K	+26.3%
Average			+45.6%

Pretoria vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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