Cost of living comparison

Japan

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 21.3% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 25.9% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 28.1% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 1.0% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 33.6% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 60.6% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 62.0% more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.9% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.06 ¥800	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+101.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ¥259	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 ¥140	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-2.0%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 ¥270	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ¥836	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.75 ¥909	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 ¥358	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 ¥487	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 ¥340	$1.56 COP4,960.76	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 ¥170	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 ¥309	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 ¥377	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-67.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥241	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 ¥231	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-57.2%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 1.0% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 ¥645	$4.90 COP15,551.55	+20.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	$49.41 COP157K	-21.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$23,161.08 COP74M	+6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$20.84 COP66,160.97	-26.8%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 33.6% less for housing

	Tokyo	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.33 ¥4,793	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,280.34 ¥202K	$779.14 COP2M	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$692.48 ¥109K	$440.22 COP1M	-36.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.45 ¥17,926	$93.36 COP296K	-17.7%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 60.6% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,341.43 ¥212K	$463.22 COP1M	-65.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,252.10 ¥3M	$8,195.93 COP26M	-55.1%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ¥600	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 ¥563	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥620	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 ¥10,478	$33.42 COP106K	-49.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.65 ¥1,999	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-39.0%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 62.0% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 ¥8,770	$82.94 COP263K	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.95 ¥5,207	$47.35 COP150K	+43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.04 ¥10,278	$141.13 COP448K	+117.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.74 ¥11,178	$104.65 COP332K	+47.9%
Average			+62.0%

Tokyo vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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