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Bogota vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 6.9% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 32.0% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Bogota
Housing: pay 20.0% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 41.2% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.0% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY317.98	$5.00 COP20,532.46	-42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY264.99	$6.93 COP28,447.29	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY46.32	$0.83 COP3,395.62	-34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY18.38	$0.64 COP2,618.14	+26.4%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 32.0% more for groceries

	Ankara	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY30.41	$1.34 COP5,507.97	+60.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY167.98	$2.21 COP9,076.38	-52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY142.21	$4.49 COP18,443.83	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY61.27	$2.14 COP8,772.38	+27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY98.39	$2.23 COP9,140.40	-17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.73	$1.19 COP4,890.49	+144.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY32.12	$0.48 COP1,967.44	-45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.55	$0.55 COP2,276.58	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.74	$0.54 COP2,200.02	-1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.02	$0.48 COP1,988.66	+95.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.37	$0.46 COP1,907.86	+102.3%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY175.48	$3.50 COP14,386.56	-27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY317.98	$40.16 COP164,911.83	+360.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,634,432.96	$15,009.35 COP61,635,795.20	-66.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY196.93	$12.69 COP52,115.44	+134.9%
Average			+100.4%

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pay 20.0% more for housing

	Ankara	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY419.21	$23.88 COP98,059.48	+107.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY21,595.56	$428.11 COP1,758,030.85	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,555.13	$314.08 COP1,289,770.13	-21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,934.32	$64.50 COP264,863.54	+21.5%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 41.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY18,299.57	$231.19 COP949,380.89	-54.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY378,622.99	$7,422.81 COP30,481,702.35	-28.5%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY127.19	$1.15 COP4,741.22	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY103.60	$1.43 COP5,892.65	-49.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY74.20	$2.31 COP9,482.43	+13.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,490.89	$21.38 COP87,785.42	-47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY211.99	$4.62 COP18,964.86	-20.6%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Ankara	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,065.06	$51.44 COP211,257.91	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,660.79	$42.05 COP172,666.17	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,797.09	$84.96 COP348,892.00	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,399.39	$71.30 COP292,804.28	-23.6%
Average			-14.8%

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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: March 2025

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