Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 47.8% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Singapore
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 72.3% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Bogota or Singapore. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.