Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 54.4% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.5% less in Bogota
- Groceries
-
pay 39.0% less in Bogota
- Transportation
-
pay 58.1% less in Bogota
- Housing
-
pay 72.5% less in Bogota
- Childcare
-
pay 52.6% less in Bogota
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.5% less in Bogota
- Clothing
-
pay 23.7% less in Bogota
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Bogota.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.29
|
$5.00
COP20,189.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.14
|
$6.93
COP27,971.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.10
|
$0.83
COP3,338.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.66
|
$0.64
COP2,574.37
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.58
|
$1.34
COP5,415.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.08
|
$2.21
COP8,924.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.54
|
$4.49
COP18,135.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.60
|
$2.14
COP8,625.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.96
|
$2.23
COP8,987.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.95
|
$1.19
COP4,808.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.48
COP1,934.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.09
|
$0.55
COP2,238.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.59
|
$0.54
COP2,163.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.48
COP1,955.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.46
COP1,875.96
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.14
|
$3.50
COP14,146.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€105.16
|
$40.16
COP162,154.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,536.66
|
$15,009.35
COP60,605,317.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.59
|
$12.69
COP51,244.13
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.62
|
$23.88
COP96,420.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,824.38
|
$428.11
COP1,728,638.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,558.88
|
$314.08
COP1,268,206.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€183.14
|
$64.50
COP260,435.34
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,115.97
|
$231.19
COP933,508.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,229.85
|
$7,422.81
COP29,972,084.47
|
|
pay 73.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.40
|
$1.15
COP4,661.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.70
|
$1.43
COP5,794.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.09
|
$2.31
COP9,323.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€48.00
|
$21.38
COP86,317.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.89
|
$4.62
COP18,647.79
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.96
|
$51.44
COP207,725.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€35.06
|
$42.05
COP169,779.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€83.37
|
$84.96
COP343,058.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.49
|
$71.30
COP287,908.94
|
|
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