Cost of living comparison

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

compared to

Bogota, Colombia

Bogota vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 8.9% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Bogota
Housing: pay 48.4% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 50.4% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 24.9% less in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 6.7% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB787.35	$5.00 COP21,274.34	-16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB818.23	$6.93 COP29,475.15	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.01	$0.83 COP3,518.32	+5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.90	$0.64 COP2,712.74	+27.0%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB157.68	$1.34 COP5,706.99	+11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB636.90	$2.21 COP9,404.33	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB797.67	$4.49 COP19,110.25	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB347.64	$2.14 COP9,089.35	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB740.92	$2.23 COP9,470.66	-60.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB433.22	$1.19 COP5,067.19	-63.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.45	$0.48 COP2,038.53	-5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.49	$0.55 COP2,358.84	-48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.72	$0.54 COP2,279.51	+38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.85	$0.48 COP2,060.51	+55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.22	$0.46 COP1,976.79	-41.5%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB640.34	$3.50 COP14,906.38	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,312.25	$40.16 COP170,870.46	+301.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,280,625.00	$15,009.35 COP63,862,834.66	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB480.94	$12.69 COP53,998.48	+246.3%
Average			+119.9%

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pay 48.4% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,461.35	$23.88 COP101,602.59	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,653.25	$428.11 COP1,821,552.45	-33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,474.35	$314.08 COP1,336,372.42	-25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,381.90	$64.50 COP274,433.66	-48.3%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 50.4% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,691.33	$231.19 COP983,684.15	+183.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,762,964.58	$7,422.81 COP31,583,074.59	-83.1%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.22	$1.15 COP4,912.53	+15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB150.87	$1.43 COP6,105.57	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB524.90	$2.31 COP9,825.05	-42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,888.33	$21.38 COP90,957.30	-76.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB879.21	$4.62 COP19,650.10	-31.1%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 24.9% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,342.54	$51.44 COP218,891.14	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,863.75	$42.05 COP178,904.98	-44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,282.89	$84.96 COP361,498.25	-21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,657.99	$71.30 COP303,383.95	-40.2%
Average			-24.9%

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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: April 2025

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