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:

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pay 48.9% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.56	$5.00 COP20,679.66	-57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON32.81	$6.93 COP28,651.23	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.69	$0.83 COP3,419.97	-58.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.59	$0.64 COP2,636.91	-71.1%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Bucharest	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.11	$1.34 COP5,547.46	+14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.68	$2.21 COP9,141.44	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.59	$4.49 COP18,576.05	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.26	$2.14 COP8,835.27	-34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.44	$2.23 COP9,205.93	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.55	$1.19 COP4,925.55	+103.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.35	$0.48 COP1,981.54	-37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.27	$0.55 COP2,292.90	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.83	$0.54 COP2,215.79	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.21	$0.48 COP2,002.91	-4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.92	$0.46 COP1,921.53	+5.4%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 41.6% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.51	$3.50 COP14,489.70	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON74.99	$40.16 COP166,094.06	+133.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON113,126.56	$15,009.35 COP62,077,656.74	-42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.31	$12.69 COP52,489.05	+118.1%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 13.8% more for housing

	Bucharest	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON40.70	$23.88 COP98,762.46	+155.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,618.73	$428.11 COP1,770,634.02	-28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,728.15	$314.08 COP1,299,016.38	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON565.86	$64.50 COP266,762.33	-50.4%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,296.85	$231.19 COP956,186.92	-56.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,252.99	$7,422.81 COP30,700,222.97	-30.2%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.06	$1.15 COP4,775.20	-64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.78	$1.43 COP5,934.90	-54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.01	$2.31 COP9,550.41	-61.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON216.84	$21.38 COP88,414.75	-57.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.50	$4.62 COP19,100.82	-46.4%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON341.14	$51.44 COP212,772.40	-34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON172.62	$42.05 COP173,904.00	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON373.90	$84.96 COP351,393.17	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON460.29	$71.30 COP294,903.36	-32.6%
Average			-15.5%

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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: June 2025

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