Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 21.6% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
|
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