Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 67.1% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Bogota instead of George Town, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 75.6% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 82.6% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 79.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
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