Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 35.9% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 48.3% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.0% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Bogota

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.73 NZ$24.74	$7.72 COP24,985.84	-43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.02 NZ$16.26	$10.19 COP32,981.31	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 NZ$4.36	$1.34 COP4,351.83	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 NZ$3.08	$0.87 COP2,809.17	-49.2%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 NZ$3.90	$2.42 COP7,841.54	+12.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.62 NZ$8.33	$3.93 COP12,705.95	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 NZ$12.84	$6.14 COP19,862.16	-13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.89 NZ$12.43	$3.39 COP10,978.78	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 NZ$7.88	$3.30 COP10,693.25	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.52	$1.56 COP5,058.29	+11.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 NZ$1.78	$0.81 COP2,605.93	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NZ$2.47	$0.87 COP2,830.06	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.93 NZ$5.28	$0.79 COP2,548.95	-73.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.72	$0.65 COP2,106.95	-31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NZ$1.03	$0.63 COP2,024.18	+9.8%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Wellington	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.03 NZ$12.67	$4.90 COP15,857.32	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.23 NZ$182.44	$49.41 COP160K	-51.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,203.61 NZ$45,424.18	$23,161.08 COP75M	-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.19 NZ$29.18	$20.84 COP67,461.77	+28.8%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 48.3% less for housing

	Wellington	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.32 NZ$96.10	$29.75 COP96,278.78	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,215.08 NZ$2,189.93	$779.14 COP3M	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,141.32 NZ$2,056.99	$440.22 COP1M	-61.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.83 NZ$270.03	$93.36 COP302K	-37.7%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,055.30 NZ$1,901.96	$463.22 COP1M	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,899.11 NZ$23,247.93	$8,195.93 COP27M	-36.5%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.28 NZ$13.13	$2.01 COP6,496.32	-72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 NZ$6.03	$2.52 COP8,150.23	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.18 NZ$45.38	$4.32 COP13,992.07	-82.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.09 NZ$68.66	$33.42 COP108K	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.04 NZ$21.71	$7.72 COP24,985.84	-35.9%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Wellington	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.76 NZ$140.14	$82.94 COP268K	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.15 NZ$50.73	$47.35 COP153K	+68.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.77 NZ$183.42	$141.13 COP457K	+38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.66 NZ$275.13	$104.65 COP339K	-31.5%
Average			+14.3%

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