Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 26.0% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
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