Cost of living comparison
Prague is 77.0% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Prague instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 79.0% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP21,933.51
|
$9.61
CZK222.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP32,900.27
|
$8.74
CZK202.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,674.02
|
$1.67
CZK38.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,753.21
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP6,092.64
|
$1.55
CZK35.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP9,786.62
|
$6.25
CZK144.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP22,047.14
|
$3.95
CZK91.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP10,115.63
|
$2.61
CZK60.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP10,522.02
|
$4.08
CZK94.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP5,040.27
|
$0.77
CZK17.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,364.31
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,528.12
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,765.42
|
$1.43
CZK33.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,029.06
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP2,123.18
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP16,000.78
|
$6.44
CZK148.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP164,501.33
|
$24.03
CZK555.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP71,283,910.00
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,363.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP59,724.95
|
$12.49
CZK288.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP117,060.34
|
$21.58
CZK499.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,940,610.71
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,769.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,334,603.15
|
$788.65
CZK18,238.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP339,483.54
|
$233.34
CZK5,396.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP975,155.45
|
$723.05
CZK16,721.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP31,323,795.07
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,199.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,935.04
|
$2.60
CZK60.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,841.40
|
$3.13
CZK72.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP9,870.08
|
$6.55
CZK151.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP98,715.42
|
$61.39
CZK1,419.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP21,933.51
|
$10.92
CZK252.59
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP237,460.00
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP185,155.57
|
$39.28
CZK908.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP376,064.96
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP323,601.04
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.21
|
|
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