Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 38.5% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 68.2% more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,489.20
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN9,297.47
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN828.30
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN460.73
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,223.77
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN2,083.01
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN18,173.77
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,601.68
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN3,137.92
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,505.50
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,249.94
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,358.37
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,234.60
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,105.53
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,060.55
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,861.96
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN15,473.37
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
|
Abuja
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN69,256.90
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN4,102,625.74
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,929,784.23
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN39,059.19
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN223,139.32
|
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,275,947.10
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,992.40
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,739.75
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,332.81
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN74,714.99
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN13,919.44
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN49,639.43
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN47,932.30
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN114,828.18
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN142,693.52
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
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