Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Thimphu, Bhutan

Thimphu vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Thimphu is 14.1% cheaper than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% less in Thimphu
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Thimphu
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Thimphu
Housing: pay 47.2% less in Thimphu
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Thimphu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Thimphu
Clothing: pay 67.5% less in Thimphu

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Thimphu. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Thimphu.

Thimphu vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thimphu instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 50.6% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Thimphu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,513.64	$2.95 BTN251.39	-41.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP29,806.69	$2.95 BTN251.39	-57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,557.89	$0.55 BTN47.26	-33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,743.26	$0.19 BTN15.92	-70.7%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Bogota	Thimphu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,771.18	$0.94 BTN80.45	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,510.11	$1.68 BTN143.29	-24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,325.20	$3.17 BTN270.26	-29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,191.59	$2.20 BTN188.04	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,577.19	$1.74 BTN148.24	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,124.19	$1.07 BTN91.22	-10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,061.45	$0.65 BTN55.87	+36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,385.37	$0.82 BTN70.24	+48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,305.15	$0.37 BTN31.47	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,083.69	$0.23 BTN19.61	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,999.03	$0.26 BTN21.89	-44.8%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	Bogota	Thimphu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP15,074.05	$3.93 BTN334.94	+12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP172,792.40	$3.97 BTN338.40	-90.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP64,581,160.99	$21,215.98 BTN1,810,033.42	+41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP54,605.86	$15.09 BTN1,287.13	+18.9%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 47.2% less for housing

	Bogota	Thimphu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP102,745.41	$31.25 BTN2,665.70	+30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,842,041.19	$124.45 BTN10,617.51	-70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,351,403.87	$79.38 BTN6,772.46	-74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP277,520.47	$16.69 BTN1,423.66	-74.1%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Bogota	Thimphu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP994,748.59	$246.05 BTN20,991.36	+6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP31,938,319.62	$677.73 BTN57,820.51	-90.9%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Thimphu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,967.78	$6.43 BTN548.70	+457.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,174.24	$1.53 BTN130.72	+6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,935.56	$3.83 BTN326.81	+65.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP91,980.39	$49.11 BTN4,189.89	+129.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,871.13	$3.54 BTN301.67	-23.4%
Average			+127.2%

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pay 67.5% less for clothing

	Bogota	Thimphu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP221,353.21	$9.43 BTN804.46	-81.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP180,917.30	$11.79 BTN1,005.57	-72.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP365,564.36	$32.41 BTN2,765.33	-61.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP306,796.40	$32.41 BTN2,765.33	-54.5%
Average			-67.5%

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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: April 2025

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