Cost of living comparison
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
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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.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY317.98
|
$5.00
COP20,532.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY264.99
|
$6.93
COP28,447.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY46.32
|
$0.83
COP3,395.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY18.38
|
$0.64
COP2,618.14
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY30.41
|
$1.34
COP5,507.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY167.98
|
$2.21
COP9,076.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY142.21
|
$4.49
COP18,443.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY61.27
|
$2.14
COP8,772.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY98.39
|
$2.23
COP9,140.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.73
|
$1.19
COP4,890.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY32.12
|
$0.48
COP1,967.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY16.55
|
$0.55
COP2,276.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.74
|
$0.54
COP2,200.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.02
|
$0.48
COP1,988.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.37
|
$0.46
COP1,907.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY175.48
|
$3.50
COP14,386.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY317.98
|
$40.16
COP164,911.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,634,432.96
|
$15,009.35
COP61,635,795.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY196.93
|
$12.69
COP52,115.44
|
|
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
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY21,595.56
|
$428.11
COP1,758,030.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,555.13
|
$314.08
COP1,289,770.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,934.32
|
$64.50
COP264,863.54
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY18,299.57
|
$231.19
COP949,380.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY378,622.99
|
$7,422.81
COP30,481,702.35
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY127.19
|
$1.15
COP4,741.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY103.60
|
$1.43
COP5,892.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY74.20
|
$2.31
COP9,482.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,490.89
|
$21.38
COP87,785.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY211.99
|
$4.62
COP18,964.86
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY2,065.06
|
$51.44
COP211,257.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,660.79
|
$42.05
COP172,666.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,797.09
|
$84.96
COP348,892.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,399.39
|
$71.30
COP292,804.28
|
|
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