Cost of Living Comparison Between Freetown and Bogota Cost of Living Comparison Between Freetown and Bogota

🙂 Solo nomad: Freetown is 1.6% cheaper than Bogota without rent, and 106.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Freetown is 12.5% cheaper than Bogota without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.92 SLL 66.2K

$4.88 COP 20.4K

-40.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.58 SLL 739K

$31.8 COP 132.6K

2.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.96 SLL 226K

$7.71 COP 32.1K

29.18%

Cappuccino

$1.72 SLL 39K

$1.88 COP 7,842

-8.51%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1 SLL 22.7K

$0.99 COP 4,137

1.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 SLL 19.8K

$0.62 COP 2,594

40.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.48 SLL 33.7K

$1.17 COP 4,865

26.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.8 SLL 63.6K

$2.23 COP 9,294

25.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.43 SLL 55.2K

$1.23 COP 5,132

97.56%

White Bread (500g)

$0.7 SLL 15.9K

$1.41 COP 5,889

-50.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 SLL 30.5K

$1.18 COP 4,938

13.56%

Eggs

$1.97 SLL 44.7K

$2.07 COP 8,633

-4.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.15 SLL 162.2K

$4.87 COP 20.3K

46.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.53 SLL 170.8K

$5.04 COP 21K

49.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.11 SLL 116K

$7.28 COP 30.3K

-29.81%

Apples (1kg)

$4.05 SLL 91.8K

$2.97 COP 12.4K

36.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.96 SLL 44.4K

$1.08 COP 4,508

81.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.69 SLL 15.6K

$1.35 COP 5,614

-48.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.14 SLL 116.6K

$1.3 COP 5,433

295.38%

Potato (1kg)

$1.95 SLL 44.3K

$1.11 COP 4,633

75.68%

Onion (1kg)

$1.61 SLL 36.4K

$1.12 COP 4,657

43.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 SLL 23.3K

$0.77 COP 3,228

33.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.41 SLL 32.1K

$0.82 COP 3,431

71.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.96 SLL 67.1K

$2.78 COP 11.6K

6.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.29 SLL 165.3K

$10.5 COP 43.8K

-30.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 SLL 26.1K

$1.16 COP 4,852

-0.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 SLL 46K

$1.92 COP 8,013

5.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.44 SLL 10.1K

$0.7 COP 2,906

-37.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.82 COP 174.4K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.71 SLL 16.2K

$1.48 COP 6,171

-52.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.22 SLL 27.7K

$1.53 COP 6,390

-20.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.94 SLL 112K

$5.99 COP 25K

-17.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 SLL 29.5K

$1.02 COP 4,264

27.45%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$11.8K SLL 267.5M

$15.4K COP 64.4M

-23.66%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.9K SLL 564.7M

$25.4K COP 106.1M

-2.18%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$145 SLL 3.3M

$81.4 COP 339.3K

78.70%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.01 SLL 227.1K

$11.24 COP 46.9K

-10.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$98.1 SLL 2.2M

$25.75 COP 107.4K

281.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.3 SLL 1.1M

$23.23 COP 96.8K

116.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.9 COP 45.4K

Cinema Ticket

$4.74 COP 19.8K

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$295 COP 1.2M

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,324 COP 34.7M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.89 SLL 224.3K

$60.4 COP 251.6K

-83.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.18 SLL 185.6K

$41.62 COP 173.5K

-80.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.97 SLL 453K

$102 COP 425.2K

-80.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.4 SLL 1.1M

$82.9 COP 345.4K

-39.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$823 SLL 18.7M

$461 COP 1.9M

78.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,252 SLL 28.4M

$320 COP 1.3M

291.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,132 SLL 48.4M

$823 COP 3.4M

159.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 SLL 2.3M

$641 COP 2.7M

-84.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,946 COP 8.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,362 COP 5.7M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,311 SLL 29.7M

$429 COP 1.8M

205.75%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.93

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Freetown: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bogota: October 29, 2025

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