Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 1.8% cheaper than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 17.0% less in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 7.8% more in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Bishkek
Housing: pay 22.6% less in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 8.7% less in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% more in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in Bishkek

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

Bishkek vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.0% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP20,850.42	$5.80 KGS507.25	+16.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP28,887.82	$5.68 KGS497.11	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,448.21	$0.68 KGS59.14	-18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,658.69	$0.33 KGS28.98	-48.0%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 7.8% more for groceries

	Bogota	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,593.27	$0.48 KGS41.78	-64.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,216.93	$5.14 KGS449.42	+132.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP18,729.45	$3.25 KGS283.83	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP8,908.23	$1.76 KGS153.67	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,281.95	$2.41 KGS211.16	+8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP4,966.22	$0.47 KGS41.22	-60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,997.90	$0.85 KGS74.39	+77.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,311.83	$0.94 KGS82.52	+70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,234.09	$0.90 KGS78.92	+68.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,019.45	$0.23 KGS19.88	-53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,937.40	$0.24 KGS21.00	-48.3%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Bogota	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,609.35	$2.90 KGS254.01	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP167,465.62	$7.54 KGS659.43	-81.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP62,590,274.05	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	+162.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP52,922.48	$4.18 KGS365.22	-67.1%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 22.6% less for housing

	Bogota	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP99,578.01	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,785,255.34	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,309,743.24	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	+12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP268,965.16	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	-64.0%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 8.7% less for childcare

	Bogota	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP964,082.81	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	-0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP30,953,735.53	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	-16.9%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,814.64	$1.16 KGS101.45	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP5,983.91	$2.06 KGS179.79	+43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,629.27	$1.56 KGS136.45	-32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP89,144.85	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	+101.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,258.55	$4.35 KGS380.44	-5.8%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Bogota	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP214,529.41	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP175,340.04	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	-7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP354,294.86	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP297,338.58	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	+35.6%
Average			+7.3%

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