Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 83.8% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
$1.53
€1.47
|
|
pay 76.5% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
$6.52
€6.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
$3.46
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
$1.98
€1.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
$6.43
€6.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
$38.58
€36.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
$24,650.55
€23,634.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
$15.65
€15.00
|
|
pay 88.2% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
$20.58
€19.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
$769.99
€738.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
$617.27
€591.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
$187.33
€179.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
$612.91
€587.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
$15,233.33
€14,605.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
$2.81
€2.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
$45.95
€44.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
$11.15
€10.69
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
$73.52
€70.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
$37.05
€35.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
$83.22
€79.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
$101.33
€97.15
|
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