Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 36.8% cheaper than Bogota.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.8% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 44.7% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 22.4% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 62.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 68.0% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.6% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 5.0% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP20,603.48
|
$4.06
EGP201.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP28,545.69
|
$4.71
EGP233.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,407.37
|
$0.33
EGP16.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,627.20
|
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,527.02
|
$0.65
EGP32.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,107.77
|
$1.59
EGP78.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP18,507.62
|
$3.40
EGP168.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP8,802.73
|
$1.45
EGP71.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,172.01
|
$1.96
EGP97.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP4,907.40
|
$0.68
EGP33.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,974.24
|
$0.23
EGP11.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,284.45
|
$0.16
EGP7.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,207.63
|
$0.19
EGP9.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,995.54
|
$0.22
EGP10.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,914.46
|
$0.19
EGP9.41
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP14,436.32
|
$1.01
EGP50.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP165,482.23
|
$8.12
EGP402.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP61,848,984.48
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,799,227.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP52,295.70
|
$2.50
EGP123.81
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Bogota
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP98,398.66
|
$9.69
EGP480.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,764,111.62
|
$208.74
EGP10,350.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,294,231.26
|
$129.60
EGP6,426.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP265,779.67
|
$13.65
EGP676.95
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP952,664.67
|
$87.26
EGP4,327.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP30,587,134.14
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,615.88
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP4,757.61
|
$1.42
EGP70.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP5,913.03
|
$1.54
EGP76.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP9,515.23
|
$1.83
EGP90.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP88,089.06
|
$18.55
EGP919.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP19,030.46
|
$3.04
EGP150.98
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP211,988.62
|
$37.28
EGP1,848.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP173,263.40
|
$49.39
EGP2,449.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP350,098.76
|
$97.57
EGP4,838.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP293,817.04
|
$53.60
EGP2,657.95
|
|
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