Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.7 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 44.9% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
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