Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.3 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,698.79
|
$19.77
A$31.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,063.21
|
$9.89
A$15.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,588.51
|
$2.76
A$4.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,766.87
|
$2.32
A$3.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,820.84
|
$2.59
A$4.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,591.95
|
$5.39
A$8.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,491.51
|
$6.59
A$10.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,270.69
|
$4.63
A$7.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,659.61
|
$4.12
A$6.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,168.29
|
$1.62
A$2.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,079.20
|
$1.34
A$2.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.90
|
$1.57
A$2.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,324.99
|
$2.46
A$3.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,101.62
|
$1.25
A$1.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,016.23
|
$1.11
A$1.75
|
|
pay 93.6% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,203.78
|
$5.07
A$7.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP174,279.49
|
$118.63
A$186.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,136,958.38
|
$29,276.08
A$46,082.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,075.80
|
$17.66
A$27.80
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP103,629.66
|
$65.39
A$102.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,857,894.13
|
$1,783.31
A$2,807.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,363,034.30
|
$1,413.05
A$2,224.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP279,908.87
|
$183.02
A$288.08
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,003,309.58
|
$1,847.17
A$2,907.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,213,186.69
|
$14,503.36
A$22,829.16
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,010.54
|
$7.25
A$11.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,227.38
|
$3.68
A$5.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,021.07
|
$26.36
A$41.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP92,771.99
|
$65.69
A$103.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,042.14
|
$14.33
A$22.56
|
|
pay 74.3% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP223,258.22
|
$86.77
A$136.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP182,474.31
|
$72.18
A$113.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP368,710.48
|
$119.51
A$188.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP309,436.75
|
$154.17
A$242.68
|
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