Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 31.9% cheaper than Riga.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.8% less in Bogota
- Groceries
-
pay 17.8% less in Bogota
- Transportation
-
pay 14.2% less in Bogota
- Housing
-
pay 18.3% less in Bogota
- Childcare
-
pay 51.0% less in Bogota
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.0% less in Bogota
- Clothing
-
pay 22.5% less in Bogota
Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Bogota.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Riga, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.85
|
$5.00
COP20,927.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.66
|
$6.93
COP28,994.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.32
|
$0.83
COP3,460.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.64
COP2,668.50
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$1.34
COP5,613.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.27
|
$2.21
COP9,250.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$4.49
COP18,798.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.63
|
$2.14
COP8,941.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.93
|
$2.23
COP9,316.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.19
COP4,984.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.48
COP2,005.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.55
COP2,320.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.40
|
$0.54
COP2,242.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.48
COP2,026.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.46
COP1,944.56
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.22
|
$3.50
COP14,663.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€29.56
|
$40.16
COP168,083.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€25,770.41
|
$15,009.35
COP62,821,354.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.35
|
$12.69
COP53,117.87
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.25
|
$23.88
COP99,945.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€493.25
|
$428.11
COP1,791,846.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€338.12
|
$314.08
COP1,314,578.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€224.89
|
$64.50
COP269,958.17
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€494.71
|
$231.19
COP967,642.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,401.94
|
$7,422.81
COP31,068,015.50
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.43
|
$1.15
COP4,832.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.12
|
$1.43
COP6,006.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.83
|
$2.31
COP9,664.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€42.31
|
$21.38
COP89,473.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.85
|
$4.62
COP19,329.65
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€75.25
|
$51.44
COP215,321.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€40.25
|
$42.05
COP175,987.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€84.95
|
$84.96
COP355,602.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€111.28
|
$71.30
COP298,436.34
|
|
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