Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 1.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.33
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.76
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.12
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.54
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.29
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.03
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,398.95
|
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.49
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.81
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND814.31
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND712.64
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.77
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 17.7% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,269.67
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.19
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.23
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.79
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.11
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.79
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.06
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.77
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.53
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
|
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