Cost of living comparison
Majuro is 2.1 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Majuro instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
$1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
$14.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
$8.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
$4.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
$4.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
$1.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
$3.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
$3.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
$5.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
$2.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
$2.49
|
|
pay 44.0% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
$6.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
$18,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
$833.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
$191.13
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
$3,570.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
$33.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
?? | |
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
$57.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
$35.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
$54.00
|
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