Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 9.5% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
|
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