Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 66.6% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$12,579
|
$8.62
₽804.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$20,965
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,423
|
$1.02
₽95.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,863
|
$0.57
₽53.27
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,280
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,250
|
$5.18
₽482.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$13,951
|
$4.02
₽375.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,684
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$6,836
|
$2.00
₽186.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,709
|
$0.62
₽57.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,431
|
$0.53
₽49.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,839
|
$0.70
₽65.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$1,924
|
$1.40
₽130.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,523
|
$0.27
₽25.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,366
|
$0.26
₽24.67
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$7,979
|
$2.47
₽230.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$118,244
|
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$50,316,664
|
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$47,801
|
$3.94
₽367.78
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Bogota
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$75,669
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,297,498
|
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$965,636
|
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$202,742
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$724,360
|
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$19,551,618
|
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,774
|
$3.08
₽287.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,590
|
$2.57
₽239.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,128
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$71,094
|
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$14,843
|
$6.16
₽574.65
|
|
pay 80.6% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$177,548
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$111,551
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$275,472
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$234,452
|
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
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