Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 11.3% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 60.8% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB101.36
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
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