Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 2.1 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 88.6% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
|
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