Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 73.8% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 81.2% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 86.3% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 26.9% less in Kingston

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Kingston are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Kingston. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.8% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,274.34	$7.52 JMD1,189.89	+50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP29,475.15	$8.62 JMD1,363.41	+24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,518.32	$1.41 JMD223.48	+70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,712.74	$0.88 JMD138.82	+37.6%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Bogota	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,706.99	$3.54 JMD560.47	+164.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,404.33	$6.58 JMD1,040.52	+197.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,110.25	$15.26 JMD2,414.40	+239.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,089.35	$4.27 JMD675.92	+99.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,470.66	$2.97 JMD469.71	+33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,067.19	$2.70 JMD427.54	+126.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,038.53	$1.39 JMD219.31	+189.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,358.84	$1.82 JMD288.53	+228.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,279.51	$1.59 JMD252.11	+197.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,060.51	$1.04 JMD164.91	+115.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,976.79	$0.95 JMD150.10	+104.1%
Average			+154.2%

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pay 81.2% more for transportation

	Bogota	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,906.38	$4.83 JMD764.96	+38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP170,870.46	$37.59 JMD5,949.43	-6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP63,862,834.66	$42,920.30 JMD6,792,265.20	+186.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP53,998.48	$26.32 JMD4,164.60	+107.4%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 86.3% more for housing

	Bogota	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP101,602.59	$52.89 JMD8,369.67	+121.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,821,552.45	$874.50 JMD138,392.38	+104.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,336,372.42	$425.21 JMD67,290.13	+35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP274,433.66	$118.83 JMD18,804.86	+84.2%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Bogota	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP983,684.15	$227.66 JMD36,027.10	-1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP31,583,074.59	$2,105.29 JMD333,168.05	-71.6%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,912.53	$3.13 JMD495.79	+171.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,105.57	$4.28 JMD677.79	+198.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,825.05	$8.77 JMD1,388.20	+279.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP90,957.30	$69.97 JMD11,072.55	+227.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,650.10	$13.16 JMD2,082.30	+184.9%
Average			+212.4%

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pay 26.9% less for clothing

	Bogota	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP218,891.14	$26.32 JMD4,164.60	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP178,904.98	$25.59 JMD4,048.92	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP361,498.25	$71.01 JMD11,237.81	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP303,383.95	$68.92 JMD10,907.29	-3.3%
Average			-26.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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