Cost of living comparison
Austin is 2.9 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Austin instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,640.79
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP29,982.86
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,578.92
|
$2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,759.47
|
$2.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,805.29
|
$3.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,566.31
|
$6.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,439.42
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,245.91
|
$3.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,633.79
|
$4.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,154.47
|
$2.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,073.64
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,399.47
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,318.77
|
$1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,096.00
|
$1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,010.84
|
$1.25
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,163.14
|
$3.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP173,813.66
|
$45.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP64,962,856.62
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP54,928.59
|
$16.55
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP103,352.67
|
$70.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,852,928.25
|
$2,280.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,359,391.11
|
$1,508.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP279,160.71
|
$134.36
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,000,627.88
|
$1,465.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,127,085.46
|
$21,625.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP4,997.14
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,210.73
|
$5.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP9,994.29
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP92,524.02
|
$54.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP19,988.57
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP222,661.48
|
$63.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP181,986.58
|
$52.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP367,724.97
|
$89.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP308,609.67
|
$134.79
|
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