Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 44.5% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
|
Tallinn
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.41
|
$3.30
$12,579
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$5.50
$20,965
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$0.64
$2,423
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$0.49
$1,863
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.12
$4,280
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.89
|
$2.42
$9,250
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$3.66
$13,951
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$1.75
$6,684
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$1.79
$6,836
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.97
$3,709
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.38
$1,431
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.48
$1,839
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.50
$1,924
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.40
$1,523
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.36
$1,366
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.49
|
$2.09
$7,979
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$31.00
$118,244
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,160.75
|
$13,189.68
$50,316,664
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.70
|
$12.53
$47,801
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.82
|
$19.84
$75,669
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.54
|
$340.12
$1,297,498
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.66
|
$253.13
$965,636
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.88
|
$53.15
$202,742
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€349.01
|
$189.88
$724,360
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,477.16
|
$5,125.13
$19,551,618
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$0.99
$3,774
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$1.20
$4,590
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$1.87
$7,128
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.81
|
$18.64
$71,094
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$3.89
$14,843
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.23
|
$46.54
$177,548
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.79
|
$29.24
$111,551
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.81
|
$72.21
$275,472
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.13
|
$61.46
$234,452
|
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