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Cost of Living in Bogota, Colombia

Prices in Bogota

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Consumer Price Index (Excl.Rent): 59.14
Rent Index: 19.36
Groceries Index: 50.24
Restaurants Index: 43.53
Consumer Price Plus Rent Index: 40.07
Local Purchasing Power: 31.95

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Restaurants [Edit] mean
Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 10,000.00 Col$
7,378.00
14,756.00
Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 50,000.00 Col$
40,000.00
75,000.00
Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar 12,955.75 Col$
11,989.25
15,000.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) 3,689.00 Col$
2,376.63
6,000.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 6,000.00 Col$
5,000.00
7,378.00
Cappuccino (regular) 3,500.00 Col$
2,766.75
4,000.00
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) 1,822.25 Col$
1,500.00
2,397.85
Water (0.33 liter bottle) 1,675.00 Col$
1,475.60
1,844.50
 
Markets [Edit] mean
Milk (regular), 1 liter 2,450.00 Col$
2,028.95
2,766.75
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) 2,766.75 Col$
2,000.00
3,700.00
Rice (1kg) 2,000.00 Col$
1,700.00
3,000.00
Eggs (12) 3,689.00 Col$
2,766.75
5,500.00
Local Cheese (1kg) 11,989.25 Col$
9,000.00
14,273.16
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg) 9,222.50 Col$
8,964.27
12,000.00
Apples (1kg) 3,644.50 Col$
3,500.00
4,242.35
Oranges (1kg) 3,844.50 Col$
1,800.00
5,000.00
Tomato (1kg) 2,450.00 Col$
1,200.00
3,500.00
Potato (1kg) 1,550.00 Col$
1,346.48
1,844.50
Lettuce (1 head) 1,500.00 Col$
1,100.00
1,844.50
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 2,800.00 Col$
1,844.50
4,000.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 20,000.00 Col$
18,000.00
30,000.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 2,150.00 Col$
1,844.50
2,500.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 5,250.00 Col$
4,500.00
5,533.50
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) 3,650.00 Col$
3,400.00
5,000.00
 
Transportation [Edit] mean
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 1,700.00 Col$
1,660.05
1,700.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 90,930.00 Col$
68,000.00
99,603.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3,450.00 Col$
3,246.32
3,500.00
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 2,766.75 Col$
750.00
3,500.00
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 16,872.50 Col$
11,067.00
20,000.00
Gasoline (1 liter) 2,261.52 Col$
2,102.73
2,364.34
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 36,890,000.00 Col$
33,930,000.00
41,500,000.00
 
Utilities (Monthly) [Edit] mean
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment 195,517.00 Col$
150,000.00
297,500.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 300.00 Col$
290.00
500.00
Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 73,780.00 Col$
55,335.00
92,225.00
 
Sports And Leisure [Edit] mean
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 101,447.50 Col$
90,000.00
129,115.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 30,945.00 Col$
20,289.50
39,878.09
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 11,976.18 Col$
9,222.50
12,911.50
 
Clothing And Shoes [Edit] mean
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 170,000.00 Col$
140,000.00
200,000.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 120,000.00 Col$
100,000.00
147,560.00
1 Pair of Nike Shoes 210,000.00 Col$
170,000.00
239,785.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Shoes 147,560.00 Col$
120,000.00
184,450.00
 
Rent Per Month [Edit] mean
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 645,575.00 Col$
500,000.00
922,250.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 800,000.00 Col$
600,000.00
1,106,700.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,200,000.00 Col$
922,250.00
1,844,500.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,600,000.00 Col$
1,014,475.00
2,871,886.50
 
Buy Apartment Price [Edit] mean
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre 2,900,000.00 Col$
2,213,400.00
4,000,000.00
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 3,260,050.00 Col$
2,700,000.00
4,611,250.00
 
Salaries And Financing [Edit] mean
Median Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax) 922,250.00 Col$
700,000.00
1,200,000.00
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentanges (%), Yearly 14.00
12.00
25.00

These data are based on 799 entries in the past 18 months from 79 different contributors.

Last update : May, 2013

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6 Comments so far

#Noel on Feb 13, 2013 :
I have lived in bogotá for 5 years (previusly lived in Dublin) and find it unjustifiably expensive. I am married with a younf a family, live in a middle class area (estrato 4), no rent/mortgage and could not live un less than 6 million pesos a month. 2 expenses not included here are health (piblic only COP 70k a month but private for 2 adults and 2 babies is about 700k a month), and for my 3 year old, for kindergarten wihout bus I pay COP650k a month). My (Colombian) wife and I are seriously considering leaving Colombia because Bogotá is such bad value, better standard of living and cost of livcing to be had elsewhere...
#Jim on Dec 09, 2012 :
I live here in Bogota, i think your prices are slightly inflated. You can get a national beer for about $COP1800 unless you head to a BBC or similar. The rental rices are also slightly higher I live in Strata 4 (north of the city) and pay$1400000 for a 1 bedroom place. the closer to the centre you get the cheaper though. Your utilities are to high I pay about $150000 a month for all. The prices are nowhere near London like states on another comment. All in all you save money here unless you live the high life, which is easy to do. And yes be careful of gringo prices
#alex on Nov 20, 2012 :
Rent per month is not than easy, there are a lot of places very expensive also there are poor areas where the rent is too low (i though in all the countries is the same way)
#James Gero on Jun 01, 2012 :
Rent can be alot more expensive than what you are quoting. Can be anything from £1700 - £2500 for a 3 bedroom apartment. Bogota has 6 status areas and price is so varied.

Anything larger can be upto 20m pesos for 600-700 sqm. per month. £8000 per month.

Purchasing property is the same - can be in a reasonable area - 3m pesos per sq m2 to 7m pesos in the best areas.

Utilities is off as well and this depends on your area. I pay for a 3 bed apartment at least twice as much for what is being quoted. Then you have services that is another £70-£500 depending on your area but can be even more if you are going extreme. Bogota is not as cheap if you have children and is comparable with London.
#John Rivers on Jul 20, 2011 :
Relatively updated, yes. However, the prices are very varible. Still one can get a beer in a bar for 0,70 USD, but you need to know where. And gringos can be charged 10 times that if they don't know. Hotel prices are very high and often of mediocre quality.
#Ryotaro Ishikawa on Feb 13, 2011 :
I Live in Bogota, Colombia and your figures are very updated and accurate

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