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Bogota vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 80.8% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 88.1% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.3% less for restaurants

	Yaounde	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$7.68 COP28,679.96	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$1.09 COP4,074.15	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 FCFA413	$0.69 COP2,565.96	-5.9%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 FCFA624	$1.50 COP5,604.67	+35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.12 FCFA4,029	$2.64 COP9,851.70	-63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 FCFA6,259	$4.93 COP18,398.56	-55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.89 FCFA1,068	$2.19 COP8,167.71	+15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,599	$2.56 COP9,576.99	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 FCFA1,165	$1.37 COP5,104.66	-33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA533	$0.48 COP1,800.81	-48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA548	$0.69 COP2,585.54	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA314	$0.61 COP2,285.17	+10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA426	$0.60 COP2,224.45	-21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA383	$0.58 COP2,160.03	-14.5%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 88.1% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 FCFA2,993	$4.02 COP15,031.98	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 FCFA10,072	$43.77 COP163,475.77	+145.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	-48.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 FCFA2,367	$15.87 COP59,271.92	+279.3%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.42 FCFA30,215	$28.12 COP105,029.49	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.09 FCFA73,021	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	+263.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$119.30 FCFA67,482	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	+192.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.35 FCFA35,836	$65.10 COP243,148.12	+2.8%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.45 FCFA194,275	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18	-5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92	+402.8%
Average			+198.6%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 FCFA705	$1.28 COP4,779.99	+2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 FCFA1,511	$1.90 COP7,113.75	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$2.99 COP11,161.28	+67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 FCFA13,849	$26.93 COP100,579.03	+10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$5.12 COP19,119.97	-42.5%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.99 FCFA10,743	$63.64 COP237,691.69	+235.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.27 FCFA17,122	$44.73 COP167,070.33	+47.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.59 FCFA11,079	$103.65 COP387,133.94	+429.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.31 FCFA30,719	$90.70 COP338,756.05	+67.0%
Average			+194.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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