Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 17.0% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$5.23
COP23,092.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$7.84
COP34,639.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.88
COP3,868.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.66
COP2,898.72
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$1.45
COP6,414.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$2.33
COP10,303.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$5.25
COP23,212.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$2.41
COP10,650.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$2.51
COP11,078.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$1.20
COP5,306.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.56
COP2,489.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$0.60
COP2,661.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$0.66
COP2,911.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.48
COP2,136.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.51
COP2,235.39
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$3.81
COP16,846.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$39.20
COP173,195.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$16,985.30
COP75,051,242.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$14.23
COP62,881.40
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$27.89
COP123,246.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$462.40
COP2,043,171.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$318.00
COP1,405,136.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$80.89
COP357,425.14
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$232.36
COP1,026,692.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$7,463.73
COP32,979,248.10
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$1.18
COP5,195.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$1.63
COP7,202.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$2.35
COP10,391.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$23.52
COP103,932.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$5.23
COP23,092.69
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$56.58
COP250,009.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$44.12
COP194,940.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$89.61
COP395,939.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$77.11
COP340,703.26
|
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