Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.7 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,948.75
|
$21.80
NOK241.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
$12.31
NOK136.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
$3.63
NOK40.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
$2.81
NOK31.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
$3.25
NOK36.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
$6.40
NOK70.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
$7.87
NOK87.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
$4.50
NOK49.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
$6.79
NOK75.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
$1.44
NOK15.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
$1.04
NOK11.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
$1.43
NOK15.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
$2.19
NOK24.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
$1.08
NOK11.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
$1.04
NOK11.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
$7.74
NOK85.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
$81.47
NOK902.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
$36,328.41
NOK402,250.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,710.26
|
$20.53
NOK227.27
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
$52.77
NOK584.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,860.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,570.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
$179.32
NOK1,985.55
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
$257.78
NOK2,854.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
$8,036.90
NOK88,989.43
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
$9.99
NOK110.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
$4.35
NOK48.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
$14.53
NOK160.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
$46.05
NOK509.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
$15.21
NOK168.44
|
|
pay 56.9% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
$97.96
NOK1,084.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
$49.61
NOK549.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
$112.16
NOK1,241.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP313,001.36
|
$133.33
NOK1,476.26
|
|
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