Cost of living comparison
Rome is 81.3% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Rome instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP22,620.02
|
$16.24
€15.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP33,930.02
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,789.01
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,839.39
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP6,283.34
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP10,092.93
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP22,737.20
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP10,432.24
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP10,851.35
|
$5.10
€4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP5,198.02
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,438.32
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,607.25
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,851.98
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,092.57
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP2,189.64
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 43.7% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP16,501.59
|
$7.44
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP169,650.11
|
$37.90
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP73,515,049.30
|
$26,749.78
€24,956.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP61,594.30
|
$17.87
€16.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP120,724.25
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP2,001,350.54
|
$1,171.95
€1,093.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,376,375.35
|
$721.77
€673.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP350,109.15
|
$175.72
€163.94
|
|
pay 77.0% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP1,005,677.17
|
$516.83
€482.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP32,304,209.16
|
$9,813.53
€9,155.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP5,089.50
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP7,055.53
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP10,179.01
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP101,805.15
|
$62.20
€58.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP22,620.02
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP244,892.34
|
$67.31
€62.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP190,950.82
|
$30.97
€28.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP387,835.55
|
$81.10
€75.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP333,729.54
|
$103.39
€96.46
|
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