Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 70.4% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 93.3% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
$6.67
€6.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$6.52
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
$38.99
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
$25,439.37
€23,382.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
pay 67.7% more for housing
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
$20.61
€18.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$774.70
€712.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$602.14
€553.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$194.23
€178.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$609.18
€559.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$14,273.77
€13,119.74
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$2.85
€2.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
$41.90
€38.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$69.61
€63.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$34.95
€32.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$83.87
€77.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$104.95
€96.46
|
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