Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 19.9% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,640.79
|
$8.52
ZAR157.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP29,982.86
|
$4.68
ZAR86.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,578.92
|
$1.01
ZAR18.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,759.47
|
$0.81
ZAR15.00
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,805.29
|
$1.07
ZAR19.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,566.31
|
$3.70
ZAR68.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,439.42
|
$4.91
ZAR90.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,245.91
|
$2.35
ZAR43.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,633.79
|
$2.08
ZAR38.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,154.47
|
$0.69
ZAR12.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,073.64
|
$0.68
ZAR12.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,399.47
|
$0.73
ZAR13.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,318.77
|
$0.75
ZAR13.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,096.00
|
$0.64
ZAR11.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,010.84
|
$0.58
ZAR10.76
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,163.14
|
$5.05
ZAR93.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP173,813.66
|
$65.32
ZAR1,206.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP64,962,856.62
|
$19,084.78
ZAR352,378.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP54,928.59
|
$8.78
ZAR162.03
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP103,352.67
|
$39.13
ZAR722.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,852,928.25
|
$416.34
ZAR7,687.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,359,391.11
|
$379.25
ZAR7,002.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP279,160.71
|
$86.03
ZAR1,588.44
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,000,627.88
|
$216.65
ZAR4,000.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,127,085.46
|
$4,800.41
ZAR88,633.99
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP4,997.14
|
$2.39
ZAR44.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,210.73
|
$2.00
ZAR36.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP9,994.29
|
$2.95
ZAR54.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP92,524.02
|
$34.21
ZAR631.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP19,988.57
|
$7.81
ZAR144.20
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP222,661.48
|
$49.09
ZAR906.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP181,986.58
|
$34.65
ZAR639.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP367,724.97
|
$92.30
ZAR1,704.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP308,609.67
|
$98.31
ZAR1,815.14
|
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