Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 40.6% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,040
|
$5.00
COP21,948.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,414
|
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,569
|
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,350
|
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,404
|
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,778
|
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,032
|
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,388
|
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,615
|
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,349
|
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$12.69
COP55,710.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA244,075
|
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,654,381
|
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA250,542
|
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
|
pay 61.7% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,013
|
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,214
|
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,040
|
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA187,998
|
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
|
pay 53.6% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA91,972
|
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,141
|
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA421,115
|
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA367,640
|
$71.30
COP313,001.36
|
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