Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 19.3% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Bogota instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
|
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