Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 93.0% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,948.75
|
$13.66
€13.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
$9.65
€9.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
$5.58
€5.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
$2.97
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
$3.31
€3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
$7.21
€6.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
$32,152.89
€30,862.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,710.26
|
$9.86
€9.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
$39.90
€38.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
$1,514.21
€1,453.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
$1,070.61
€1,027.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
$106.17
€101.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
$576.40
€553.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
$15,251.75
€14,639.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
$6.00
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
$42.41
€40.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
$86.58
€83.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
$37.63
€36.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
$82.49
€79.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP313,001.36
|
$108.41
€104.06
|
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