Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 70.9% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP23,092.69
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP34,639.04
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,868.19
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,898.72
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP6,414.64
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP10,303.84
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP23,212.32
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP10,650.24
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP11,078.11
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP5,306.64
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,489.27
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,661.73
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,911.57
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,136.29
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP2,235.39
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP16,846.41
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP173,195.18
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP75,051,242.95
|
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP62,881.40
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
pay 76.5% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP123,246.94
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP2,043,171.40
|
$729.51
€670.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,405,136.52
|
$520.65
€478.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP357,425.14
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP1,026,692.12
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP32,979,248.10
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP5,195.86
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP7,202.97
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP10,391.71
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP103,932.50
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP23,092.69
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP250,009.69
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP194,940.98
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP395,939.88
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP340,703.26
|
$101.02
€92.90
|
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