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Colombia vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 29.6% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 46.6% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 86.1% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 71.6% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 6.8% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in Colombia

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Colombia are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Colombia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Russia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 RUB546.83	$4.20 COP17,489.04	-35.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.14 RUB348.03	$6.62 COP27,556.90	+59.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 RUB67.02	$0.78 COP3,265.35	-1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 RUB32.29	$0.60 COP2,478.40	+54.9%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 46.6% more for groceries

	Russia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.47 RUB39.36	$1.27 COP5,292.76	+171.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 RUB312.09	$2.16 COP9,008.62	-41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB258.08	$3.88 COP16,152.81	+26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.21 RUB101.73	$2.02 COP8,411.08	+66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.66 RUB139.11	$2.19 COP9,110.13	+32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 RUB45.50	$1.07 COP4,459.72	+97.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 RUB46.31	$0.45 COP1,892.99	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 RUB59.95	$0.55 COP2,296.85	-22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RUB74.44	$0.46 COP1,903.90	-48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RUB18.17	$0.50 COP2,083.03	+131.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.50	$0.45 COP1,885.12	+117.4%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 86.1% more for transportation

	Russia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.12 RUB177.96	$3.05 COP12,711.19	+44.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.67 RUB1,483.99	$34.31 COP142,795.23	+94.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,642.44 RUB2,237,991.83	$17,642.99 COP73,429,879.62	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.15 RUB348.62	$14.10 COP58,676.11	+239.7%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 71.6% more for housing

	Russia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.97 RUB501.85	$22.88 COP95,212.04	+282.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.49 RUB25,577.76	$272.41 COP1,133,778.42	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.86 RUB17,712.09	$235.87 COP981,690.02	+11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.94 RUB5,454.90	$66.40 COP276,367.49	+2.3%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 6.8% less for childcare

	Russia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.09 RUB15,967.97	$190.65 COP793,500.92	+0.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,074.52 RUB426,264.85	$4,364.51 COP18,165,046.50	-14.0%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 RUB119.51	$1.15 COP4,802.46	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 RUB140.34	$1.40 COP5,844.47	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 RUB176.21	$2.09 COP8,709.58	-0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.15 RUB2,365.00	$22.45 COP93,455.79	-20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 RUB333.76	$3.65 COP15,207.32	-8.0%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	Russia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.85 RUB4,355.32	$52.02 COP216,507.78	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.92 RUB2,849.44	$38.22 COP159,091.23	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.53 RUB6,428.33	$81.60 COP339,638.17	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.61 RUB6,351.45	$69.09 COP287,535.25	-8.6%
Average			+2.8%

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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: March 2025

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