Cost of living comparison

Saint Helier, Jersey

compared to

Bogota, Colombia

Bogota vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 64.5% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 58.5% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 54.3% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 71.7% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 77.1% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.4% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 45.6% less in Bogota

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$45.20 £33.58	$5.00 COP20,570.87	-88.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.68	$6.93 COP28,500.50	-33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.83 £2.10	$0.83 COP3,401.98	-70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 £1.86	$0.64 COP2,623.04	-74.5%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 58.5% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 £1.71	$1.34 COP5,518.27	-41.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 £3.96	$2.21 COP9,093.35	-58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.84 £5.82	$4.49 COP18,478.33	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 £3.99	$2.14 COP8,788.79	-60.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 £4.22	$2.23 COP9,157.50	-60.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.40	$1.19 COP4,899.63	-36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 £1.03	$0.48 COP1,971.12	-65.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 £1.37	$0.55 COP2,280.84	-70.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 £1.36	$0.54 COP2,204.13	-70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.16	$0.48 COP1,992.38	-69.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$0.46 COP1,911.43	-67.8%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 54.3% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 £5.89	$3.50 COP14,413.47	-55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.16 £49.90	$40.16 COP165,220.30	-40.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,768.06 £20,629.78	$15,009.35 COP61,751,088.68	-45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.51 £38.27	$12.69 COP52,212.92	-75.4%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 71.7% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.54 £53.89	$23.88 COP98,242.91	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,808.15 £1,343.33	$428.11 COP1,761,319.35	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,715.90 £1,274.80	$314.08 COP1,292,182.72	-81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.51 £124.45	$64.50 COP265,358.99	-61.5%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,324.77 £1,727.14	$231.19 COP951,156.77	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,664.60 £15,352.39	$7,422.81 COP30,538,720.22	-64.1%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 77.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.75 £5.76	$1.15 COP4,750.08	-85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 £3.68	$1.43 COP5,903.68	-71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.50 £11.51	$2.31 COP9,500.17	-85.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.05 £55.01	$21.38 COP87,949.63	-71.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.08 £13.43	$4.62 COP19,000.33	-74.5%
Average			-77.4%

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pay 45.6% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.09 £74.36	$51.44 COP211,653.09	-48.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.31 £51.49	$42.05 COP172,989.15	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.08 £89.96	$84.96 COP349,544.62	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.34 £150.33	$71.30 COP293,351.98	-64.8%
Average			-45.6%

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