Cost of living comparison

Finland

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Turku Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 23.2% cheaper than Turku.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 16.4% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 33.3% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 15.6% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 29.6% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.2% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Turku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.6% less for restaurants

	Turku	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.24 €14.45	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €10.96	$10.19 COP32,345.37	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.54	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.70	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-54.6%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 16.4% less for groceries

	Turku	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 €2.23	$2.42 COP7,690.34	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 €3.45	$3.93 COP12,460.95	+1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 €5.25	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 €3.28	$3.39 COP10,767.09	-8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.65 €5.92	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 €1.77	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-60.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-12.2%
Average			-16.4%

Turku vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.3% less for transportation

	Turku	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.81 €7.84	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.82 €56.81	$49.41 COP157K	-22.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	$23,161.08 COP74M	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.34	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+1.2%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 15.6% less for housing

	Turku	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.11 €19.68	$29.75 COP94,422.33	+34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.41 €715.06	$779.14 COP2M	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$654.86 €582.85	$440.22 COP1M	-32.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.68 €90.50	$93.36 COP296K	-8.2%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 29.6% more for childcare

	Turku	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.73 €276.56	$463.22 COP1M	+49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,278.28 €6,477.93	$8,195.93 COP26M	+12.6%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Turku	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.57 €8.52	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 €4.27	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$4.32 COP13,722.28	-67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.11 €38.37	$33.42 COP106K	-22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.27 €18.94	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-63.7%
Average			-58.2%

Turku vs. Bogota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Turku	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.87 €83.55	$82.94 COP263K	-11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.39 €38.62	$47.35 COP150K	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.64 €91.36	$141.13 COP448K	+37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$104.65 COP332K	-6.5%
Average			+5.5%

Turku vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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