Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 37.6% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 41.2% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 72.5% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 17.9% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 47.6% more in Colombia

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Colombia are more expensive than in Romania.

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Colombia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 8.5% less for restaurants

	Romania	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.44	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.13	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.86	$1.50 COP4,759.09	-19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.43	$1.15 COP3,637.93	-27.0%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 41.2% more for groceries

	Romania	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.19	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+89.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.78	$3.94 COP12,511.51	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.36	$5.55 COP17,600.16	+3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.77	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.72	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+82.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.42	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+213.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.18	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.08	$0.72 COP2,297.32	+11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.19	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.66	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+94.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.70	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+79.2%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Romania	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON30.98	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON110.58	$57.51 COP183K	+146.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON128K	$24,696.92 COP78M	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.43	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+216.7%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 72.5% more for housing

	Romania	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.50	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+225.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,758.50	$745.73 COP2M	+100.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,330.53	$482.25 COP2M	+71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON506.84	$101.48 COP322K	-5.3%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 17.9% more for childcare

	Romania	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,283.68	$597.35 COP2M	+23.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	$8,009.31 COP25M	+12.4%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.31	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.57	$2.72 COP8,641.67	+11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.03	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON183.19	$41.34 COP131K	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON33.75	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-6.7%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 47.6% more for clothing

	Romania	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON293.30	$82.92 COP263K	+33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON168.09	$53.80 COP171K	+51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON365.11	$134.00 COP425K	+73.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON402.98	$115.03 COP365K	+35.0%
Average			+47.6%

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