Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 63.6% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 30.4% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 27.0% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 85.8% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Bucharest

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, and clothing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Bogota. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bogota	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,612.61	$11.85 RON51.98	+137.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP29,943.81	$7.54 RON33.08	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,574.26	$2.00 RON8.76	+141.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,755.88	$2.20 RON9.67	+245.6%
Average			+133.2%

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pay 30.4% more for groceries

	Bogota	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,797.73	$1.17 RON5.15	-12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,553.86	$4.52 RON19.84	+104.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,414.10	$6.34 RON27.81	+41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,233.87	$3.28 RON14.37	+53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,621.25	$3.09 RON13.55	+38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,147.76	$0.59 RON2.57	-50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,070.94	$0.77 RON3.37	+60.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,396.34	$0.75 RON3.29	+35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,315.75	$0.88 RON3.86	+64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,093.27	$0.51 RON2.22	+4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP2,008.22	$0.44 RON1.93	-5.2%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Bogota	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP15,143.39	$6.09 RON26.73	+73.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP173,587.30	$17.24 RON75.61	-57.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP64,878,252.64	$26,003.12 RON114,052.27	+73.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP54,857.06	$5.82 RON25.52	-54.2%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 27.0% more for housing

	Bogota	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP103,218.07	$9.35 RON41.03	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,850,515.10	$601.94 RON2,640.15	+40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,357,620.71	$397.23 RON1,742.29	+26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP278,797.15	$130.07 RON570.49	+101.7%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 85.8% more for childcare

	Bogota	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP999,324.72	$527.95 RON2,315.64	+128.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP32,085,244.94	$10,631.65 RON46,631.48	+43.2%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,990.63	$3.23 RON14.18	+179.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,202.65	$3.17 RON13.89	+120.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,981.27	$5.98 RON26.23	+158.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP92,403.52	$49.84 RON218.61	+133.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,962.54	$8.62 RON37.80	+86.6%
Average			+135.9%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Bogota	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP222,371.50	$78.42 RON343.94	+52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP181,749.57	$39.68 RON174.03	-5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP367,246.06	$85.94 RON376.96	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP308,207.75	$105.80 RON464.06	+48.4%
Average			+24.1%

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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: April 2025

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