Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 36.6% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
|
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