Cost of living comparison

Ottawa, Canada

compared to

Bogota, Colombia

Bogota vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 51.5% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 53.1% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 62.1% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 69.8% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in Bogota

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 57.0% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.67	$5.00 COP20,850.42	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$14.80	$6.93 COP28,887.82	-35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$2.98	$0.83 COP3,448.21	-61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.10	$0.64 COP2,658.69	-58.4%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 53.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.64	$1.34 COP5,593.27	-49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.63	$2.21 COP9,216.93	-64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$13.63	$4.49 COP18,729.45	-54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.55	$2.14 COP8,908.23	-35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.09	$2.23 COP9,281.95	-62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.66	$1.19 COP4,966.22	-38.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.87	$0.48 COP1,997.90	-24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$1.98	$0.55 COP2,311.83	-61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.32	$0.54 COP2,234.09	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.65	$0.48 COP2,019.45	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.79	$0.46 COP1,937.40	-64.4%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.70	$3.50 COP14,609.35	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$127.07	$40.16 COP167,465.62	-56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,534.42	$15,009.35 COP62,590,274.05	-38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$25.82	$12.69 COP52,922.48	-32.5%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 62.1% less for housing

	Ottawa	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$68.98	$23.88 COP99,578.01	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$1,958.16	$428.11 COP1,785,255.34	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,743.94	$314.08 COP1,309,743.24	-75.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$180.40	$64.50 COP268,965.16	-50.9%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 69.8% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,373.27	$231.19 COP964,082.81	-76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$27,385.19	$7,422.81 COP30,953,735.53	-62.8%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.90	$1.15 COP4,814.64	-79.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.10	$1.43 COP5,983.91	-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$17.77	$2.31 COP9,629.27	-82.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$63.56	$21.38 COP89,144.85	-53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$14.80	$4.62 COP19,258.55	-57.1%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$78.57	$51.44 COP214,529.41	-10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$60.98	$42.05 COP175,340.04	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$134.31	$84.96 COP354,294.86	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$152.28	$71.30 COP297,338.58	-35.7%
Average			-16.1%

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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: May 2025

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