Cost of living comparison
Russia is 15.8% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Russia instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 34.4% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$13,075
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,792
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,519
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,937
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,449
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,615
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,501
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,947
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$7,106
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,855
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,487
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,911
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$2,000
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,583
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,420
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,293
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$122,906
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$52,300,224
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$49,685
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
Bogota
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$78,652
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,348,648
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$1,003,703
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$210,734
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$752,916
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$20,322,373
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,923
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,771
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,409
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$73,897
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,429
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$184,547
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$115,949
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$286,331
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$243,694
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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