Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 7.5% cheaper than Bogota.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,948.75
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 76.7% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,710.26
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 78.4% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP313,001.36
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
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