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Athens vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Athens is 80.2% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 99.0% more in Athens
Groceries: pay 58.2% more in Athens
Transportation: pay 49.1% more in Athens
Housing: pay 75.0% more in Athens
Childcare: pay 72.5% more in Athens
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Athens
Clothing: pay 32.6% more in Athens

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Athens are more expensive than in Bogota. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Athens.

Athens vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.0% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Athens
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,805.36	$16.08 €15.65	+221.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP30,210.87	$9.65 €9.39	+39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,606.13	$2.06 €2.01	+149.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,780.46	$0.55 €0.53	-14.1%
Average			+99.0%

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pay 58.2% more for groceries

	Bogota	Athens
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,849.43	$1.27 €1.24	-5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,639.06	$6.59 €6.42	+198.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,587.25	$6.29 €6.13	+40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,316.22	$4.50 €4.38	+110.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,707.05	$4.89 €4.76	+119.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,193.67	$0.93 €0.90	-22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,089.41	$0.89 €0.87	+86.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,417.71	$0.60 €0.58	+8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,336.41	$0.93 €0.90	+72.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,111.94	$0.57 €0.56	+17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP2,026.13	$0.53 €0.51	+13.2%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 49.1% more for transportation

	Bogota	Athens
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP15,278.45	$7.64 €7.44	+118.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP175,135.46	$30.01 €29.22	-25.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP65,456,876.57	$30,384.48 €29,585.68	+102.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP55,346.31	$12.86 €12.52	+1.3%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 75.0% more for housing

	Bogota	Athens
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP104,138.63	$32.55 €31.69	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,867,019.12	$634.68 €618.00	+48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,369,728.81	$557.32 €542.66	+77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP281,283.63	$153.41 €149.38	+137.8%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 72.5% more for childcare

	Bogota	Athens
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP1,008,237.30	$463.20 €451.02	+100.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP32,371,400.78	$10,722.29 €10,440.40	+44.5%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Athens
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP5,035.14	$5.36 €5.22	+364.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,257.97	$3.71 €3.61	+158.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP10,070.29	$4.88 €4.75	+111.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP93,227.63	$49.36 €48.07	+130.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP20,140.58	$9.65 €9.39	+108.9%
Average			+174.7%

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pay 32.6% more for clothing

	Bogota	Athens
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP224,354.75	$86.11 €83.85	+67.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP183,370.52	$38.32 €37.32	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP370,521.39	$93.75 €91.29	+10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP310,956.54	$115.38 €112.35	+61.8%
Average			+32.6%

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