Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 19.2% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
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