Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 89.0% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 69.7% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 36.7% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 62.8% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 43.5% more in Ljubljana

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

Ljubljana vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Bogota	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,274.34	$15.00 €13.17	+200.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP29,475.15	$8.57 €7.53	+23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,518.32	$2.91 €2.55	+251.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,712.74	$1.91 €1.68	+199.8%
Average			+168.8%

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pay 69.7% more for groceries

	Bogota	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,706.99	$1.85 €1.62	+38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,404.33	$6.52 €5.72	+195.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,110.25	$5.13 €4.50	+14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,089.35	$3.48 €3.06	+63.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,470.66	$4.94 €4.34	+122.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,067.19	$0.87 €0.77	-26.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,038.53	$0.77 €0.68	+61.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,358.84	$0.94 €0.82	+69.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,279.51	$1.49 €1.31	+178.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,060.51	$0.53 €0.46	+8.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,976.79	$0.66 €0.58	+43.0%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

	Bogota	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,906.38	$6.03 €5.29	+72.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP170,870.46	$39.66 €34.81	-1.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP63,862,834.66	$27,865.84 €24,457.85	+85.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP53,998.48	$11.49 €10.08	-9.5%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bogota	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP101,602.59	$33.52 €29.42	+40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,821,552.45	$942.82 €827.51	+120.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,336,372.42	$774.26 €679.56	+146.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP274,433.66	$192.52 €168.98	+198.5%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 62.8% more for childcare

	Bogota	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP983,684.15	$485.78 €426.37	+110.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP31,583,074.59	$8,574.10 €7,525.49	+15.5%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,912.53	$3.22 €2.82	+178.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,105.57	$2.32 €2.03	+61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,825.05	$5.36 €4.70	+132.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP90,957.30	$46.17 €40.52	+116.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,650.10	$8.57 €7.53	+85.7%
Average			+114.8%

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pay 43.5% more for clothing

	Bogota	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP218,891.14	$88.79 €77.93	+72.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP178,904.98	$42.55 €37.35	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP361,498.25	$103.31 €90.67	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP303,383.95	$127.18 €111.63	+78.4%
Average			+43.5%

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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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