Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.7 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Washington instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP22,637.31
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP33,955.96
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,791.91
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,841.56
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP6,288.14
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP10,100.65
|
$7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP22,754.58
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP10,440.22
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP10,859.65
|
$5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP5,202.00
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,440.18
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,609.24
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,854.16
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,094.16
|
$1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP2,191.31
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 64.2% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP16,514.20
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP169,779.81
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP73,571,250.71
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP61,641.39
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP120,816.54
|
$63.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP2,002,880.55
|
$2,560.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,377,427.57
|
$2,084.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP350,376.81
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP1,006,446.00
|
$2,326.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP32,328,905.36
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP5,093.39
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP7,060.93
|
$5.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP10,186.79
|
$12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP101,882.98
|
$104.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP22,637.31
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP245,079.56
|
$73.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP191,096.80
|
$50.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP388,132.04
|
$115.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP333,984.68
|
$173.48
|
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