Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 37.6% cheaper than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.8% less in Bogota
- Groceries
-
pay 34.5% less in Bogota
- Transportation
-
pay 52.5% less in Bogota
- Housing
-
pay 56.5% less in Bogota
- Childcare
-
pay 35.4% less in Bogota
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.5% less in Bogota
- Clothing
-
pay 4.0% more in Bogota
Expenses including housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and groceries are lower in Bogota.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Dili, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Dili
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$5.00
COP21,840.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.93
COP30,259.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.83
COP3,611.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.64
COP2,784.89
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Dili
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.34
COP5,858.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.21
COP9,654.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$4.49
COP19,618.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$2.14
COP9,331.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$2.23
COP9,722.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.19
COP5,201.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.48
COP2,092.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.55
COP2,421.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.54
COP2,340.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.48
COP2,115.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.46
COP2,029.36
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
Dili
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$3.50
COP15,302.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.16
COP175,414.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,009.35
COP65,561,245.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$12.69
COP55,434.55
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
Dili
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$23.88
COP104,304.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$428.11
COP1,869,996.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$314.08
COP1,371,912.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$64.50
COP281,732.13
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
Dili
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$231.19
COP1,009,844.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$7,422.81
COP32,423,016.12
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dili
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.15
COP5,043.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.43
COP6,267.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$2.31
COP10,086.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$21.38
COP93,376.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$4.62
COP20,172.69
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Dili
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$51.44
COP224,712.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$42.05
COP183,662.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$84.96
COP371,112.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$71.30
COP311,452.35
|
|
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