Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bogota instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Vatican City
|
Bogota
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Vatican City
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vatican City
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Vatican City
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vatican City
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Vatican City
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vatican City
|
Bogota
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.30
COP320,796.57
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