Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 19.2% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
|
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