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Bogota vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 34.3% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 26.5% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 40.2% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.2% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Bogota

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 35.1% less for restaurants

	Athens	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.57	$5.00 COP20,769.19	-68.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €9.34	$6.93 COP28,775.28	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 €2.00	$0.83 COP3,434.78	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 €0.53	$0.64 COP2,648.33	+16.5%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

	Athens	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.23	$1.34 COP5,571.48	+5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €6.38	$2.21 COP9,181.03	-66.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 €6.09	$4.49 COP18,656.48	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €4.36	$2.14 COP8,873.53	-52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.73	$2.23 COP9,245.79	-54.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.90	$1.19 COP4,946.87	+28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.48 COP1,990.12	-46.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.58	$0.55 COP2,302.83	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.90	$0.54 COP2,225.38	-42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.55	$0.48 COP2,011.59	-15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.51	$0.46 COP1,929.85	-11.6%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Athens	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €7.39	$3.50 COP14,552.44	-54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €29.06	$40.16 COP166,813.22	+33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,384.48 €29,419.53	$15,009.35 COP62,346,440.13	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 €12.45	$12.69 COP52,716.31	-1.3%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 40.2% less for housing

	Athens	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.55 €31.52	$23.88 COP99,190.08	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.68 €614.53	$428.11 COP1,778,300.50	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$557.32 €539.62	$314.08 COP1,304,640.85	-43.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.41 €148.54	$64.50 COP267,917.35	-58.0%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Athens	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.20 €448.49	$231.19 COP960,327.01	-50.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,722.29 €10,381.77	$7,422.81 COP30,833,148.57	-30.8%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.19	$1.15 COP4,795.88	-78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 €3.59	$1.43 COP5,960.59	-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.88 €4.72	$2.31 COP9,591.76	-52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.36 €47.80	$21.38 COP88,797.56	-56.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €9.34	$4.62 COP19,183.52	-52.1%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Athens	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 €83.38	$51.44 COP213,693.66	-40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.32 €37.11	$42.05 COP174,656.96	+9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75 €90.78	$84.96 COP352,914.63	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.38 €111.72	$71.30 COP296,180.23	-38.2%
Average			-19.6%

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