Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bogota instead of Alofi, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Alofi
|
Bogota
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.00
COP21,948.75
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Alofi
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Alofi
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.69
COP55,710.26
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pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Alofi
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Alofi
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Alofi
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Alofi
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.30
COP313,001.36
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