Cost of living comparison

 Bogota, Colombia
compared to
 Amman, Jordan
Amman vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Amman is 35.0% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants
pay 9.9% less in Amman
Groceries
pay 1.0% more in Amman
Transportation
pay 31.0% more in Amman
Housing
pay 12.7% more in Amman
Childcare
pay 12.8% less in Amman
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.0 times more in Amman
Clothing
pay 23.3% more in Amman

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

Amman vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.9% less for restaurants

 
Bogota
Amman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
COP21,992.04
$7.05
JOD5.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.93
COP30,469.51
$7.05
JOD5.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
COP3,637.01
$0.48
JOD0.340

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

 
Bogota
Amman
Bread
1 loaf
$1.34
COP5,899.51
$0.53
JOD0.370
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.21
COP9,721.58
$3.39
JOD2.400
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
COP19,754.94
$5.58
JOD3.960

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pay 31.0% more for transportation

 
Bogota
Amman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.50
COP15,409.25
$5.48
JOD3.890
Monthly public transit pass $40.16
COP176,634.82
$42.31
JOD30.000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,009.35
COP66,017,265.30
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000

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pay 12.7% more for housing

 
Bogota
Amman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.88
COP105,030.18
$34.80
JOD24.680
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $428.11
COP1,883,003.03
$440.45
JOD312.320
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $314.08
COP1,381,455.31
$277.09
JOD196.480

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pay 12.8% less for childcare

 
Bogota
Amman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.19
COP1,016,869.02
$238.75
JOD169.300
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,422.81
COP32,648,538.48
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Bogota
Amman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.15
COP5,078.25
$6.35
JOD4.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.43
COP6,311.54
$4.03
JOD2.860
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.31
COP10,156.50
$3.53
JOD2.500

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pay 23.3% more for clothing

 
Bogota
Amman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.44
COP226,275.49
$64.45
JOD45.700
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.05
COP184,940.39
$50.44
JOD35.770
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.96
COP373,693.49
$109.69
JOD77.780

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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: January 2025
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