Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£33.32
|
$5.00
COP20,679.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.62
|
$6.93
COP28,651.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.09
|
$0.83
COP3,419.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.84
|
$0.64
COP2,636.91
|
|
pay 58.5% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.69
|
$1.34
COP5,547.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£3.93
|
$2.21
COP9,141.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£5.78
|
$4.49
COP18,576.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£3.96
|
$2.14
COP8,835.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.18
|
$2.23
COP9,205.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.39
|
$1.19
COP4,925.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.03
|
$0.48
COP1,981.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.36
|
$0.55
COP2,292.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.35
|
$0.54
COP2,215.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.16
|
$0.48
COP2,002.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.06
|
$0.46
COP1,921.53
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£5.85
|
$3.50
COP14,489.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£49.51
|
$40.16
COP166,094.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£20,470.36
|
$15,009.35
COP62,077,656.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£37.97
|
$12.69
COP52,489.05
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£53.48
|
$23.88
COP98,762.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,332.95
|
$428.11
COP1,770,634.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,264.95
|
$314.08
COP1,299,016.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£123.49
|
$64.50
COP266,762.33
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,713.80
|
$231.19
COP956,186.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£15,233.76
|
$7,422.81
COP30,700,222.97
|
|
pay 77.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£5.71
|
$1.15
COP4,775.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.65
|
$1.43
COP5,934.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£11.43
|
$2.31
COP9,550.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£54.59
|
$21.38
COP88,414.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£13.33
|
$4.62
COP19,100.82
|
|
pay 45.6% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£73.79
|
$51.44
COP212,772.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£51.10
|
$42.05
COP173,904.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£89.26
|
$84.96
COP351,393.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£149.16
|
$71.30
COP294,903.36
|
|
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