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Castries vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 67.9% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Castries
Transportation: pay 76.8% more in Castries
Housing: pay 52.5% more in Castries
Childcare: pay 21.3% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.3% more in Castries
Clothing: pay 45.1% more in Castries

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Castries are more expensive than in Bogota. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Castries.

Castries vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.0% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,745.23	$7.40 EC$20.00	+48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP30,127.56	$7.40 EC$20.00	+6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,596.19	$1.94 EC$5.25	+134.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,772.79	$1.11 EC$3.00	+74.1%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Bogota	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,833.30	$1.63 EC$4.39	+21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,612.48	$3.52 EC$9.50	+59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,533.24	$7.72 EC$20.85	+71.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,290.53	$3.79 EC$10.24	+77.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,680.29	$4.41 EC$11.93	+98.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,179.35	$3.43 EC$9.27	+188.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,083.65	$0.75 EC$2.04	+57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,411.05	$2.86 EC$7.72	+415.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,329.96	$4.17 EC$11.27	+678.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,106.12	$1.56 EC$4.23	+223.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP2,020.55	$0.78 EC$2.12	+68.9%
Average			+178.0%

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pay 76.8% more for transportation

	Bogota	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP15,236.32	$5.70 EC$15.40	+62.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP174,652.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP65,276,389.29	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+91.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP55,193.70	??
Average			+76.8%

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pay 52.5% more for housing

	Bogota	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP103,851.49	$45.02 EC$121.67	+88.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,861,871.11	$653.95 EC$1,767.34	+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,365,951.99	$407.02 EC$1,100.00	+29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP280,508.03	$89.60 EC$242.16	+38.9%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 21.3% less for childcare

	Bogota	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP1,005,457.25	$181.93 EC$491.67	-21.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP32,282,141.61	??
Average			-21.3%

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pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP5,021.26	$2.04 EC$5.50	+76.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,240.71	$3.70 EC$10.00	+157.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP10,042.52	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP92,970.57	$33.92 EC$91.67	+58.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP20,085.04	$5.55 EC$15.00	+20.2%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 45.1% more for clothing

	Bogota	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP223,736.12	$78.94 EC$213.33	+53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP182,864.91	$58.59 EC$158.33	+39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP369,499.73	$123.34 EC$333.33	+45.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP310,099.12	$101.76 EC$275.00	+42.7%
Average			+45.1%

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