Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 33.0% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 38.9% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 54.4% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 46.5% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 9.2% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 1.5% more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Russia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 RUB894.72	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-34.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.39 RUB528.16	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+55.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RUB95.62	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 RUB49.27	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+92.2%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 38.9% more for groceries

	Russia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 RUB63.38	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+171.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 RUB455.14	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 RUB362.53	$5.55 COP17,600.16	+26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 RUB129.78	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+95.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB201.91	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+100.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB69.40	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+90.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB66.30	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.22	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-11.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 RUB109.55	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RUB29.18	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+94.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.52	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+126.5%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 54.4% more for transportation

	Russia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08 RUB254.77	$4.89 COP15,507.12	+58.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	$57.51 COP183K	+137.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,081.81 RUB3M	$24,696.92 COP78M	-23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 RUB450.28	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+286.1%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 46.5% more for housing

	Russia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.47 RUB700.03	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+229.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	$745.73 COP2M	+50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	$482.25 COP2M	+43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	$101.48 COP322K	+10.0%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 9.2% more for childcare

	Russia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	$597.35 COP2M	+48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,958.40 RUB823K	$8,009.31 COP25M	-19.6%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 RUB170.10	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 RUB225.71	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 RUB235.62	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	$41.34 COP131K	+10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.26 RUB517.18	$6.65 COP21,122.50	+6.3%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 1.5% more for clothing

	Russia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	$82.92 COP263K	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	$53.80 COP171K	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	$134.00 COP425K	+6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	$115.03 COP365K	+3.2%
Average			+1.5%

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