Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 4.8% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% more in Astana
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Astana
Transportation: pay 32.1% less in Astana
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Astana
Childcare: pay 10.0% less in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 23.8% more in Astana

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

Astana vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.5% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,513.64	$10.10 KZT5,282.47	+101.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP29,806.69	$6.06 KZT3,169.48	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,557.89	$0.96 KZT502.00	+16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,743.26	$0.51 KZT268.80	-19.4%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Bogota	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,771.18	$0.52 KZT269.89	-61.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,510.11	$4.84 KZT2,534.51	+119.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,325.20	$4.31 KZT2,253.87	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,191.59	$1.65 KZT864.90	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,577.19	$2.24 KZT1,172.08	+0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,124.19	$0.58 KZT303.62	-51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,061.45	$0.86 KZT450.73	+79.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,385.37	$0.95 KZT496.58	+71.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,305.15	$0.84 KZT441.53	+57.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,083.69	$0.23 KZT120.37	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,999.03	$0.20 KZT103.32	-57.5%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 32.1% less for transportation

	Bogota	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP15,074.05	$1.87 KZT978.87	-46.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP172,792.40	$15.15 KZT7,923.70	-62.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP64,581,160.99	$20,193.94 KZT10,564,938.57	+34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP54,605.86	$5.86 KZT3,063.83	-53.9%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Bogota	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP102,745.41	$12.70 KZT6,646.26	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,842,041.19	$463.50 KZT242,490.49	+8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,351,403.87	$333.20 KZT174,321.49	+6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP277,520.47	$42.17 KZT22,063.58	-34.6%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 10.0% less for childcare

	Bogota	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP994,748.59	$227.18 KZT118,855.56	-1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP31,938,319.62	$6,062.07 KZT3,171,513.29	-18.3%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,967.78	$1.21 KZT633.90	+4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,174.24	$2.16 KZT1,132.23	+50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,935.56	$1.74 KZT911.23	-24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP91,980.39	$55.49 KZT29,033.26	+159.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,871.13	$5.05 KZT2,641.23	+9.3%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 23.8% more for clothing

	Bogota	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP221,353.21	$76.02 KZT39,770.39	+47.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP180,917.30	$42.98 KZT22,488.23	+2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP365,564.36	$99.59 KZT52,104.36	+17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP306,796.40	$91.40 KZT47,819.69	+28.2%
Average			+23.8%

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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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