Cost of living comparison

 Bucharest, Romania
compared to
 Bogota, Colombia
Bogota vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 17.2% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants
pay 48.9% less in Bogota
Groceries
pay 11.6% less in Bogota
Transportation
pay 41.6% more in Bogota
Housing
pay 13.8% more in Bogota
Childcare
pay 43.2% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports
pay 56.8% less in Bogota
Clothing
pay 15.5% less in Bogota

The cost of transportation and housing in Bogota are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

pay 48.9% less for restaurants

 
Bucharest
Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.85
RON52.79
$5.00
COP20,570.87
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.54
RON33.59
$6.93
COP28,500.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
RON8.90
$0.83
COP3,401.98

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

 
Bucharest
Bogota
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
RON5.23
$1.34
COP5,518.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
RON20.15
$2.21
COP9,093.35
Milk (1 gallon) $6.34
RON28.25
$4.49
COP18,478.33

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pay 41.6% more for transportation

 
Bucharest
Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.09
RON27.14
$3.50
COP14,413.47
Monthly public transit pass $17.24
RON76.78
$40.16
COP165,220.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,003.12
RON115,828.28
$15,009.35
COP61,751,088.68

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pay 13.8% more for housing

 
Bucharest
Bogota
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.35
RON41.67
$23.88
COP98,242.91
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $601.94
RON2,681.27
$428.11
COP1,761,319.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $397.23
RON1,769.42
$314.08
COP1,292,182.72

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

 
Bucharest
Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $527.95
RON2,351.70
$231.19
COP951,156.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,631.65
RON47,357.62
$7,422.81
COP30,538,720.22

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pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bucharest
Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.23
RON14.40
$1.15
COP4,750.08
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.17
RON14.11
$1.43
COP5,903.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.98
RON26.63
$2.31
COP9,500.17

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

 
Bucharest
Bogota
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.42
RON349.29
$51.44
COP211,653.09
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.68
RON176.74
$42.05
COP172,989.15
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.94
RON382.83
$84.96
COP349,544.62

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