Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 4.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.0% more in Bogota
- Groceries
-
pay 15.6% less in Bogota
- Transportation
-
pay 78.8% more in Bogota
- Housing
-
pay 3.1% less in Bogota
- Childcare
-
pay 12.3% less in Bogota
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.3% less in Bogota
- Clothing
-
pay 4.3% more in Bogota
The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Bogota are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and housing are lower in Bogota. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bogota.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR19.34
|
$5.00
COP20,570.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR19.34
|
$6.93
COP28,500.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.59
|
$0.83
COP3,401.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.27
|
$0.64
COP2,623.04
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.03
|
$1.34
COP5,518.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR32.25
|
$2.21
COP9,093.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR30.72
|
$4.49
COP18,478.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.03
|
$2.14
COP8,788.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.24
|
$2.23
COP9,157.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.28
|
$1.19
COP4,899.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.94
|
$0.48
COP1,971.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.32
|
$0.55
COP2,280.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.67
|
$0.54
COP2,204.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR1.99
|
$0.48
COP1,992.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.18
|
$0.46
COP1,911.43
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.55
|
$3.50
COP14,413.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR48.34
|
$40.16
COP165,220.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR159,528.11
|
$15,009.35
COP61,751,088.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR43.51
|
$12.69
COP52,212.92
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR107.54
|
$23.88
COP98,242.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,282.74
|
$428.11
COP1,761,319.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,582.10
|
$314.08
COP1,292,182.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR212.93
|
$64.50
COP265,358.99
|
|
pay 12.3% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,067.55
|
$231.19
COP951,156.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR37,970.33
|
$7,422.81
COP30,538,720.22
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR17.40
|
$1.15
COP4,750.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.42
|
$1.43
COP5,903.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR17.40
|
$2.31
COP9,500.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR190.47
|
$21.38
COP87,949.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR20.30
|
$4.62
COP19,000.33
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR245.76
|
$51.44
COP211,653.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR148.98
|
$42.05
COP172,989.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR326.70
|
$84.96
COP349,544.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR311.80
|
$71.30
COP293,351.98
|
|
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