Cost of living comparison

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San Salvador vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 44.8% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 43.9% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 69.9% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 48.3% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 76.9% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 26.7% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.9% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 34.5% more in San Salvador

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in San Salvador are more expensive than in Bogota. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 43.9% more for restaurants

	Bogota	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,992.04	$10.00 SVC87.60	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP30,469.51	$7.00 SVC61.32	+1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,637.01	$1.09 SVC9.53	+31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,804.26	$0.91 SVC7.99	+43.1%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 69.9% more for groceries

	Bogota	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,899.51	$2.12 SVC18.57	+58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,721.58	$3.24 SVC28.35	+46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,754.94	$7.39 SVC64.70	+64.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,395.98	$3.04 SVC26.59	+42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,790.16	$2.78 SVC24.32	+24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,238.13	$1.44 SVC12.64	+21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,107.30	$0.77 SVC6.73	+60.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,438.41	$1.17 SVC10.21	+110.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,356.41	$1.22 SVC10.65	+126.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,130.02	$0.99 SVC8.70	+105.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP2,043.48	$0.98 SVC8.54	+109.9%
Average			+69.9%

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pay 48.3% more for transportation

	Bogota	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP15,409.25	$3.97 SVC34.80	+13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP176,634.82	$20.00 SVC175.21	-50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP66,017,265.30	$25,000.00 SVC219,009.25	+66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP55,820.14	$33.43 SVC292.84	+163.4%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 76.9% more for housing

	Bogota	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP105,030.18	$42.14 SVC369.19	+76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,883,003.03	$858.33 SVC7,519.32	+100.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,381,455.31	$641.67 SVC5,621.24	+104.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP283,691.75	$81.52 SVC714.14	+26.4%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 26.7% less for childcare

	Bogota	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP1,016,869.02	$160.29 SVC1,404.16	-30.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP32,648,538.48	$5,740.67 SVC50,290.36	-22.7%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP5,078.25	$2.00 SVC17.52	+73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,311.54	$3.24 SVC28.37	+125.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP10,156.50	$4.00 SVC35.04	+73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP94,025.77	$30.67 SVC268.65	+43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP20,313.00	$5.50 SVC48.18	+19.1%
Average			+66.9%

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pay 34.5% more for clothing

	Bogota	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP226,275.49	$72.14 SVC632.00	+40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP184,940.39	$47.86 SVC419.25	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP373,693.49	$112.14 SVC982.41	+32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP313,618.69	$108.33 SVC949.04	+51.9%
Average			+34.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2024

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