Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 39.8% cheaper than Lisbon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.1% less in Bogota
- Groceries
-
pay 28.4% less in Bogota
- Transportation
-
pay 20.6% less in Bogota
- Housing
-
pay 55.5% less in Bogota
- Childcare
-
pay 55.6% less in Bogota
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.2% less in Bogota
- Clothing
-
pay 15.0% less in Bogota
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bogota.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€13.25
|
$5.00
COP21,840.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.35
|
$6.93
COP30,259.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.80
|
$0.83
COP3,611.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.32
|
$0.64
COP2,784.89
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.44
|
$1.34
COP5,858.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.41
|
$2.21
COP9,654.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.75
|
$4.49
COP19,618.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.89
|
$2.14
COP9,331.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.21
|
$2.23
COP9,722.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.01
|
$1.19
COP5,201.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.67
|
$0.48
COP2,092.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.55
COP2,421.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.03
|
$0.54
COP2,340.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.48
COP2,115.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.91
|
$0.46
COP2,029.36
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.99
|
$3.50
COP15,302.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.58
|
$40.16
COP175,414.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€31,181.59
|
$15,009.35
COP65,561,245.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.56
|
$12.69
COP55,434.55
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€38.69
|
$23.88
COP104,304.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,468.47
|
$428.11
COP1,869,996.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,038.27
|
$314.08
COP1,371,912.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€102.97
|
$64.50
COP281,732.13
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€558.99
|
$231.19
COP1,009,844.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,791.01
|
$7,422.81
COP32,423,016.12
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.12
|
$1.15
COP5,043.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.53
|
$1.43
COP6,267.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.82
|
$2.31
COP10,086.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€41.13
|
$21.38
COP93,376.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.32
|
$4.62
COP20,172.69
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€83.96
|
$51.44
COP224,712.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€36.49
|
$42.05
COP183,662.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€79.99
|
$84.96
COP371,112.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€105.14
|
$71.30
COP311,452.35
|
|
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