Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 46.2% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 69.9% more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 46.7% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 67.5% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 94.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
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