Cost of living comparison
Majuro is 52.3% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Majuro instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 74.6% more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP23,092.69
|
$13.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP34,639.04
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,868.19
|
$1.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,898.72
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP6,414.64
|
$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP10,303.84
|
$13.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP23,212.32
|
$8.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP10,650.24
|
$2.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP11,078.11
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP5,306.64
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,489.27
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,661.73
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,911.57
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,136.29
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP2,235.39
|
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pay 9.2% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP16,846.41
|
$6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP173,195.18
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP75,051,242.95
|
$12,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP62,881.40
|
$12.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP123,246.94
|
$85.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP2,043,171.40
|
$750.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,405,136.52
|
$700.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP357,425.14
|
$170.42
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP1,026,692.12
|
$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP32,979,248.10
|
$3,046.67
|
|
pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP5,195.86
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP7,202.97
|
$2.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP10,391.71
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP103,932.50
|
$30.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP23,092.69
|
?? | |
pay 24.6% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Majuro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP250,009.69
|
$57.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP194,940.98
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP395,939.88
|
$35.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP340,703.26
|
$54.00
|
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