Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 9.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Russia, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Russia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
Russia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
Russia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 2.4% less for childcare
Russia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Russia
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
|
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