Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 34.9% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
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