Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 97.0% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
|
pay 69.2% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
|
pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
|
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