Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 82.4% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 55.2% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.8% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,274.34	$6.00 ETB787.35	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP29,475.15	$6.24 ETB818.23	-10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,518.32	$0.78 ETB103.01	-5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,712.74	$0.50 ETB65.90	-21.2%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

	Bogota	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,706.99	$1.20 ETB157.68	-10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,404.33	$4.85 ETB636.90	+119.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,110.25	$6.08 ETB797.67	+35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,089.35	$2.65 ETB347.64	+24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,470.66	$5.65 ETB740.92	+153.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,067.19	$3.30 ETB433.22	+177.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,038.53	$0.51 ETB66.45	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,358.84	$1.08 ETB141.49	+94.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,279.51	$0.39 ETB50.72	-27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,060.51	$0.31 ETB40.85	-35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,976.79	$0.79 ETB104.22	+70.9%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Bogota	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,906.38	$4.88 ETB640.34	+39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP170,870.46	$10.00 ETB1,312.25	-75.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP63,862,834.66	$25,000.00 ETB3,280,625.00	+66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP53,998.48	$3.67 ETB480.94	-71.1%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Bogota	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP101,602.59	$171.17 ETB22,461.35	+616.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,821,552.45	$645.10 ETB84,653.25	+50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,336,372.42	$422.74 ETB55,474.35	+34.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP274,433.66	$124.84 ETB16,381.90	+93.6%
Average			+198.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Bogota	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP983,684.15	$81.47 ETB10,691.33	-64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP31,583,074.59	$43,916.67 ETB5,762,964.58	+491.6%
Average			+213.4%

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pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,912.53	$1.00 ETB131.22	-13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,105.57	$1.15 ETB150.87	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,825.05	$4.00 ETB524.90	+73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP90,957.30	$90.59 ETB11,888.33	+323.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,650.10	$6.70 ETB879.21	+45.1%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Bogota	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP218,891.14	$48.33 ETB6,342.54	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP178,904.98	$75.17 ETB9,863.75	+78.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP361,498.25	$108.84 ETB14,282.89	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP303,383.95	$119.32 ETB15,657.99	+67.3%
Average			+42.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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