Cost of living comparison

Kuwait City, Kuwait

compared to

Bogota, Colombia

Bogota vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 12.5% cheaper than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 21.7% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Bogota

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Bogota are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 3.3% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD2.990	$5.00 COP20,570.87	-48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.490	$6.93 COP28,500.50	-14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.200	$0.83 COP3,401.98	+23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$0.64 COP2,623.04	+53.0%
Average			+3.3%

Kuwait City vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$1.34 COP5,518.27	+33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$2.21 COP9,093.35	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.770	$4.49 COP18,478.33	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$2.14 COP8,788.79	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.900	$2.23 COP9,157.50	-23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$1.19 COP4,899.63	+13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$0.48 COP1,971.12	-43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.55 COP2,280.84	-27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.54 COP2,204.13	-25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.48 COP1,992.38	-1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.46 COP1,911.43	+21.9%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.390	$3.50 COP14,413.47	+172.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD14.970	$40.16 COP165,220.30	-17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,785.520	$15,009.35 COP61,751,088.68	-32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD8.980	$12.69 COP52,212.92	-56.6%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.180	$23.88 COP98,242.91	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD270.010	$428.11 COP1,761,319.35	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD209.000	$314.08 COP1,292,182.72	-53.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.680	$64.50 COP265,358.99	+56.0%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 21.7% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD142.570	$231.19 COP951,156.77	-50.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,130.450	$7,422.81 COP30,538,720.22	+6.9%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$1.15 COP4,750.08	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.840	$1.43 COP5,903.68	-76.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$2.31 COP9,500.17	-25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.770	$21.38 COP87,949.63	-81.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.490	$4.62 COP19,000.33	-59.4%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 7.5% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD12.970	$51.44 COP211,653.09	+21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.780	$42.05 COP172,989.15	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.540	$84.96 COP349,544.62	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.100	$71.30 COP293,351.98	-24.8%
Average			-7.5%

Kuwait City vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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