Cost of living comparison

 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
compared to
 Bogota, Colombia
Bogota vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 99.8% more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants
pay 61.2% less in Bogota
Groceries
pay 66.1% less in Bogota
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Bogota
Housing
pay 70.0% less in Bogota
Childcare
pay 10.1 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports
pay 80.3% less in Bogota
Clothing
pay 52.9% less in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

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

pay 61.2% less for restaurants

 
Ashgabat
Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $34.54
TMT121.25
$5.00
COP20,908.55
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.82
TMT45.00
$6.93
COP28,968.35
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.24
TMT11.38
$0.83
COP3,457.82

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pay 66.1% less for groceries

 
Ashgabat
Bogota
Bread
1 loaf
$2.39
TMT8.38
$1.34
COP5,608.86
Local cheese (8 oz) $17.90
TMT62.83
$2.21
COP9,242.63
Milk (1 gallon) $16.12
TMT56.59
$4.49
COP18,781.66

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Ashgabat
Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.56
TMT5.49
$3.50
COP14,650.08
Monthly public transit pass $8.55
TMT30.00
$40.16
COP167,932.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
$15,009.35
COP62,764,768.29

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pay 70.0% less for housing

 
Ashgabat
Bogota
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$94.97
TMT333.33
$23.88
COP99,855.62
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
$428.11
COP1,790,232.42
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $747.86
TMT2,625.00
$314.08
COP1,313,394.64

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pay 10.1 times more for childcare

 
Ashgabat
Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $22.79
TMT80.00
$231.19
COP966,770.55
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,422.81
COP31,040,030.86

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pay 80.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ashgabat
Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.06
TMT17.75
$1.15
COP4,828.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.98
TMT24.50
$1.43
COP6,000.59
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.49
TMT100.00
$2.31
COP9,656.12

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pay 52.9% less for clothing

 
Ashgabat
Bogota
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.47
TMT300.00
$51.44
COP215,127.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$121.08
TMT425.00
$42.05
COP175,828.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$163.82
TMT575.00
$84.96
COP355,282.60

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