Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 27.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
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