Costs of living in Bogotá, COLOMBIA


- Rent: $600.000, for an apartment with three bedrooms, Fourth or fifth floor in a nice neighborhood

- Utilities: Aprox. $200.000 a month. That includes gas, water, electricity, telephone, admin., Internet and cable.

- Transportation: $60.000 a month in bus or $90.000 in Transmilenio

- Food: It depends if you prepare your food or if you go out. More or less $150.000 monthly if you eat at home or $400.000 if you eat out

Rent - 1500.00 USD

Utilities - 200.00 USD

Food - 400.00 USD

Communications (Internet-Phone-Cell) - 100.00 USD

Movies - 20.00 USD (Select your own seat, Large Popcorn and Drink for two a real deal!)

Gasoline - 3.50 - 4.00 USD a gallon

Taxi - 4.00-6.00 USD just about any where in the city

Health Care - 1,600.00 USD for two for the year (cover general care plus emergency airlift back to or from the US. Health care her is top notch do not any one tell you different.

Hot Chicks - Free so long you have a good attitude and manners (looks no important here... realllly just be cool and you will soon find the women of your dreams)

monthly costs

3 bedroom apartment rent $300
Utilities: cable-phone-internet: $50
electricity $50
water $50
food: family of 4: $400
healthcare: family of 4: $200

Rent: usd 2000 for a 190 sqmts apartment, 3 rooms 3 baths. We share a couple and 3 kids (9,9,6)

Utilities: usd 500

Food (5 people): usd 750

Healthcare: 300

Recreation: usd 500

Dozen eggs: usd 4

Monthly Costs:

Rent $400, north-west in a moderately-sized three bedroom for my son and my husband. Fifth floor with elevator.

Utilities $150, TV Cable, Energy, Gas, Telephone, Water, included.

Food Costs 200 For 3 people including a 4 year child, and if you go to a restaurant it can be from $5-$25 per person.

Recreation $50, just for the weekends cinema can cost from $2-$10 per person.

Transportation: By Bus $40, by Public Transportation (Transmilenio) $48

Rent: 2000 USD 3 bedrooms, 140 sqm, 2 parkingslot, great location, modern, great amenities.
Utilities: 400 usd (tv, gas, internet, water, electricity).
Healthcare: 300 usd 2 adults one kid.
Gas: 100 usd full tak; full size SUV.
Recreation 500 USD
Food and Supermarket: 1000 USD (diappers included).

Meal: 10 usd in average restaurant, good place is 30 (no wine)
Kindergarden: 400 USD/month.

Average my wife needs close to 4.250 tu run the house (everything included, without the rent) and her life.