Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 18.1% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.77
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.41
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.71
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.30
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€555.90
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€430.43
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€251.76
|
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.24
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€37.67
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€101.18
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
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