Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 87.5% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
|
pay 55.7% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
|
pay 60.8% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
|
pay 96.5% more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
|
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