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Bucaramanga vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bucaramanga is 18.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% less in Bucaramanga
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in Bucaramanga
Transportation: pay 43.2% more in Bucaramanga
Housing: pay 0.3% less in Bucaramanga
Childcare: pay 71.4% less in Bucaramanga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% less in Bucaramanga
Clothing: pay 34.3% less in Bucaramanga

The cost of transportation and groceries in Bucaramanga are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing are lower in Bucaramanga.

Bucaramanga vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucaramanga instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Bucaramanga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$3.36 COP12,372.15	-71.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$7.25 COP26,647.71	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$0.78 COP2,867.01	-43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$0.61 COP2,236.50	-0.6%
Average			-23.6%

Moscow vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Bucaramanga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$1.16 COP4,282.67	+37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$2.20 COP8,089.48	-64.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$4.89 COP17,976.93	+5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$2.42 COP8,901.60	+43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$2.82 COP10,360.47	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$1.23 COP4,532.70	+52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.58 COP2,147.64	-32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$0.42 COP1,554.07	-53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$0.43 COP1,582.85	-73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$0.59 COP2,172.82	+38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$0.48 COP1,762.41	+41.5%
Average			+0.8%

Moscow vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Bucaramanga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$3.87 COP14,238.55	+36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	$41.41 COP152K	+13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$20,832.39 COP77M	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$15.30 COP56,245.70	+167.0%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 0.3% less for housing

	Moscow	Bucaramanga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$22.14 COP81,430.17	+183.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$308.72 COP1M	-75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$254.49 COP936K	-64.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$60.99 COP224K	-44.9%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 71.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Bucaramanga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$254.49 COP936K	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$2,622.54 COP10M	-81.6%
Average			-71.4%

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pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bucaramanga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$1.55 COP5,710.22	-62.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$1.47 COP5,392.99	-53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$2.02 COP7,423.29	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$25.01 COP91,982.19	-43.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$4.14 COP15,227.26	-36.9%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 34.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Bucaramanga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$69.31 COP255K	-8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$34.94 COP128K	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$89.03 COP327K	-27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$40.76 COP150K	-74.0%
Average			-34.3%

Moscow vs. Bucaramanga - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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