Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 52.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Rome, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$3.30
$12,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$5.50
$21,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.64
$2,468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.49
$1,898
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
$1.12
$4,359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.81
|
$2.42
$9,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$3.66
$14,207
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
$1.75
$6,807
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.45
|
$1.79
$6,962
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.97
$3,777
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.38
$1,457
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.48
$1,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.50
$1,960
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.40
$1,551
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.36
$1,391
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$2.09
$8,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.44
|
$31.00
$120,417
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$13,189.68
$51,241,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.18
|
$12.53
$48,679
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
$19.84
$77,059
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
$340.12
$1,321,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€712.77
|
$253.13
$983,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
$53.15
$206,467
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€489.13
|
$189.88
$737,670
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
$5,125.13
$19,910,865
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$0.99
$3,843
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.20
$4,674
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$1.87
$7,259
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€51.82
|
$18.64
$72,401
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$3.89
$15,116
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
$46.54
$180,810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
$29.24
$113,601
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
$72.21
$280,533
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.11
|
$61.46
$238,760
|
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