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
LAK43,223
|
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
|
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