Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 7.9% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 64.2% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 36.5% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 8.3% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 26.6% more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.2% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+80.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+33.0%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

	Taipei	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+19.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-60.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.56 COP4,960.76	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-61.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-39.9%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Taipei	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$4.90 COP15,551.55	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$49.41 COP157K	+31.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$23,161.08 COP74M	-30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+133.0%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 8.3% less for housing

	Taipei	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$29.75 COP94,422.33	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$779.14 COP2M	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$440.22 COP1M	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$93.36 COP296K	+40.9%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Taipei	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$463.22 COP1M	-30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$8,195.93 COP26M	-50.9%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$33.42 COP106K	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-20.7%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 26.6% more for clothing

	Taipei	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$82.94 COP263K	+31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$47.35 COP150K	+18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$141.13 COP448K	+66.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$104.65 COP332K	-0.4%
Average			+26.6%

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