Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 31.9% cheaper than Riga.
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
€10.29
|
$5.00
COP21,948.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€8.00
|
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.50
|
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.50
|
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,902.09
|
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.80
|
$12.69
COP55,710.26
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.91
|
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.97
|
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.77
|
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€516.44
|
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,946.56
|
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.26
|
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.17
|
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.56
|
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€42.01
|
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.68
|
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.16
|
$71.30
COP313,001.36
|
|
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