Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 8.8% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
|
pay 2.0% more for housing
Roseau
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
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