Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 26.4% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Riga, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
|
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