Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 40.3% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Greece, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.79
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
Greece
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.22
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.34
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.09
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Greece
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.22
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.65
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Greece
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.46
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.96
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.21
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.03
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
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