Cost of living comparison
Dallas is 2.5 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Dallas instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP21,933.51
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP32,900.27
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,674.02
|
$2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,753.21
|
$2.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP6,092.64
|
$3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP9,786.62
|
$5.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP22,047.14
|
$3.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP10,115.63
|
$2.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP10,522.02
|
$5.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP5,040.27
|
$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,364.31
|
$0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,528.12
|
$2.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,765.42
|
$1.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,029.06
|
$1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP2,123.18
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP16,000.78
|
$3.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP164,501.33
|
$95.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP71,283,910.00
|
$32,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP59,724.95
|
$16.92
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP117,060.34
|
$70.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,940,610.71
|
$1,818.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,334,603.15
|
$1,497.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP339,483.54
|
$186.04
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP975,155.45
|
$1,053.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP31,323,795.07
|
$13,500.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,935.04
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,841.40
|
$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP9,870.08
|
$9.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP98,715.42
|
$38.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP21,933.51
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP237,460.00
|
$61.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP185,155.57
|
$47.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP376,064.96
|
$100.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP323,601.04
|
$134.93
|
|
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