Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.2 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Athens instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 79.8% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
$6.55
€6.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
$7.06
€6.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 93.1% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
$8.01
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
$11.43
€10.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
$553.55
€514.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
$521.82
€484.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
$488.12
€453.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
$4.67
€4.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
$3.68
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
$45.80
€42.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
$111.33
€103.39
|
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