Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 2.4 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.24
|
$5.00
COP21,698.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.24
|
$6.93
COP30,063.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
$0.83
COP3,588.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
$0.64
COP2,766.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.97
|
$1.34
COP5,820.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.55
|
$2.21
COP9,591.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.67
|
$4.49
COP19,491.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.65
|
$2.14
COP9,270.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.54
|
$2.23
COP9,659.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.75
|
$1.19
COP5,168.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.84
|
$0.48
COP2,079.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
$0.55
COP2,405.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.78
|
$0.54
COP2,324.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.99
|
$0.48
COP2,101.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
$0.46
COP2,016.23
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.55
|
$3.50
COP15,203.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP412.48
|
$40.16
COP174,279.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,843,263.48
|
$15,009.35
COP65,136,958.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP126.84
|
$12.69
COP55,075.80
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP492.43
|
$23.88
COP103,629.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,604.14
|
$428.11
COP1,857,894.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,583.79
|
$314.08
COP1,363,034.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP693.52
|
$64.50
COP279,908.87
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,432.96
|
$231.19
COP1,003,309.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP98,980.53
|
$7,422.81
COP32,213,186.69
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.18
|
$1.15
COP5,010.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.12
|
$1.43
COP6,227.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.81
|
$2.31
COP10,021.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP942.46
|
$21.38
COP92,771.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.68
|
$4.62
COP20,042.14
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,893.88
|
$51.44
COP223,258.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,509.24
|
$42.05
COP182,474.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,956.77
|
$84.96
COP368,710.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,723.00
|
$71.30
COP309,436.75
|
|
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