Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 40.5% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$5.00
COP21,640.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$6.93
COP29,982.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$0.83
COP3,578.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$0.64
COP2,759.47
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$1.34
COP5,805.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$2.21
COP9,566.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$4.49
COP19,439.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$2.14
COP9,245.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$2.23
COP9,633.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$1.19
COP5,154.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$0.48
COP2,073.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$0.55
COP2,399.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$0.54
COP2,318.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$0.48
COP2,096.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.46
COP2,010.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$3.50
COP15,163.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$40.16
COP173,813.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$15,009.35
COP64,962,856.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$12.69
COP54,928.59
|
|
pay 63.9% more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$23.88
COP103,352.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$428.11
COP1,852,928.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$314.08
COP1,359,391.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$64.50
COP279,160.71
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$231.19
COP1,000,627.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$7,422.81
COP32,127,085.46
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$1.15
COP4,997.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$1.43
COP6,210.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$2.31
COP9,994.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$21.38
COP92,524.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$4.62
COP19,988.57
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$51.44
COP222,661.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$42.05
COP181,986.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$84.96
COP367,724.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$71.30
COP308,609.67
|
|
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