Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 49.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$5.00
COP21,640.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.24
|
$6.93
COP29,982.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$0.83
COP3,578.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$0.64
COP2,759.47
|
|
pay 55.8% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$1.34
COP5,805.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.57
|
$2.21
COP9,566.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.61
|
$4.49
COP19,439.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.93
|
$2.14
COP9,245.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$2.23
COP9,633.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$1.19
COP5,154.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$0.48
COP2,073.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$0.55
COP2,399.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$0.54
COP2,318.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.48
COP2,096.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.46
COP2,010.84
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.80
|
$3.50
COP15,163.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.90
|
$40.16
COP173,813.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,848.93
|
$15,009.35
COP64,962,856.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.93
|
$12.69
COP54,928.59
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.65
|
$23.88
COP103,352.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,972.92
|
$428.11
COP1,852,928.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,997.69
|
$314.08
COP1,359,391.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.60
|
$64.50
COP279,160.71
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,794.33
|
$231.19
COP1,000,627.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,407.34
|
$7,422.81
COP32,127,085.46
|
|
pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$1.15
COP4,997.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.22
|
$1.43
COP6,210.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.98
|
$2.31
COP9,994.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$662.93
|
$21.38
COP92,524.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.98
|
$4.62
COP19,988.57
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.86
|
$51.44
COP222,661.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.54
|
$42.05
COP181,986.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.76
|
$84.96
COP367,724.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.79
|
$71.30
COP308,609.67
|
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