Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 34.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
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