Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 3.6% cheaper than Bogota.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
|
Bogota
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
|
pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
|
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