Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 34.1% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN39.95
|
$5.00
COP22,117.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
$6.93
COP30,642.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
$0.83
COP3,657.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
$0.64
COP2,820.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
$1.34
COP5,933.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.59
|
$2.21
COP9,776.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.32
|
$4.49
COP19,867.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
$2.14
COP9,449.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.25
|
$2.23
COP9,845.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
$1.19
COP5,267.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.48
COP2,119.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
$0.55
COP2,452.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
$0.54
COP2,369.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.48
COP2,142.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
$0.46
COP2,055.11
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.03
|
$3.50
COP15,496.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN109.87
|
$40.16
COP177,639.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN124,046.96
|
$15,009.35
COP66,392,853.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.96
|
$12.69
COP56,137.71
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN69.40
|
$23.88
COP105,627.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,319.59
|
$428.11
COP1,893,715.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,359.97
|
$314.08
COP1,389,314.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN905.99
|
$64.50
COP285,305.74
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,049.73
|
$231.19
COP1,022,654.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN50,776.38
|
$7,422.81
COP32,834,283.86
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN14.98
|
$1.15
COP5,107.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.78
|
$1.43
COP6,347.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.23
|
$2.31
COP10,214.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN170.53
|
$21.38
COP94,560.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
$4.62
COP20,428.57
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN361.05
|
$51.44
COP227,562.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN167.73
|
$42.05
COP185,992.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN356.50
|
$84.96
COP375,819.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN412.41
|
$71.30
COP315,402.95
|
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