Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Beijing, China

Beijing vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 49.5% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 4.2% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 23.7% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.0% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 13.4% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.9% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP20,850.42	$4.17 CN¥29.97	-16.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP28,887.82	$5.57 CN¥39.97	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,448.21	$0.50 CN¥3.56	-40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,658.69	$0.31 CN¥2.22	-51.5%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Bogota	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,593.27	$1.43 CN¥10.30	+6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,216.93	$7.31 CN¥52.47	+230.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP18,729.45	$7.17 CN¥51.48	+59.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP8,908.23	$1.74 CN¥12.48	-18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,281.95	$1.53 CN¥10.99	-31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP4,966.22	$0.92 CN¥6.59	-23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,997.90	$0.71 CN¥5.11	+48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,311.83	$0.89 CN¥6.37	+60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,234.09	$0.58 CN¥4.18	+8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,019.45	$0.37 CN¥2.65	-23.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,937.40	$0.47 CN¥3.38	+1.4%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

	Bogota	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,609.35	$4.36 CN¥31.31	+24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP167,465.62	$33.40 CN¥239.80	-16.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP62,590,274.05	$20,872.18 CN¥149,874.77	+39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP52,922.48	$4.59 CN¥32.97	-63.8%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 23.7% more for housing

	Bogota	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP99,578.01	$13.28 CN¥95.38	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,785,255.34	$929.88 CN¥6,677.08	+117.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,309,743.24	$492.44 CN¥3,536.03	+56.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP268,965.16	$42.04 CN¥301.87	-34.8%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Bogota	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP964,082.81	$763.49 CN¥5,482.35	+230.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP30,953,735.53	$22,913.01 CN¥164,529.19	+208.7%
Average			+219.4%

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pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,814.64	$1.11 CN¥7.99	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP5,983.91	$3.60 CN¥25.87	+151.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,629.27	$3.48 CN¥24.98	+50.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP89,144.85	$65.46 CN¥470.02	+206.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,258.55	$8.35 CN¥59.95	+80.8%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 13.4% more for clothing

	Bogota	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP214,529.41	$62.65 CN¥449.90	+21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP175,340.04	$34.69 CN¥249.07	-17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP354,294.86	$83.45 CN¥599.24	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP297,338.58	$107.64 CN¥772.89	+51.0%
Average			+13.4%

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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: May 2025

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