Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 38.1% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.6% less in Bogota
- Groceries
-
pay 38.0% less in Bogota
- Transportation
-
pay 28.5% less in Bogota
- Housing
-
pay 50.7% less in Bogota
- Childcare
-
pay 41.9% less in Bogota
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.8% less in Bogota
- Clothing
-
pay 1.2% less in Bogota
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bogota.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Rome, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.15
|
$5.00
COP21,612.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$6.93
COP29,943.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$0.83
COP3,574.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$0.64
COP2,755.88
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$1.34
COP5,797.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$2.21
COP9,553.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.46
|
$4.49
COP19,414.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$2.14
COP9,233.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.31
|
$2.23
COP9,621.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$1.19
COP5,147.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.48
COP2,070.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$0.55
COP2,396.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$0.54
COP2,315.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.48
COP2,093.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.46
COP2,008.22
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$3.50
COP15,143.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€33.03
|
$40.16
COP173,587.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,590.50
|
$15,009.35
COP64,878,252.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.10
|
$12.69
COP54,857.06
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.93
|
$23.88
COP103,218.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,039.19
|
$428.11
COP1,850,515.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.86
|
$314.08
COP1,357,620.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.27
|
$64.50
COP278,797.15
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.99
|
$231.19
COP999,324.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,236.37
|
$7,422.81
COP32,085,244.94
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.72
|
$1.15
COP4,990.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$1.43
COP6,202.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$2.31
COP9,981.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.34
|
$21.38
COP92,403.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.44
|
$4.62
COP19,962.54
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.61
|
$51.44
COP222,371.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.06
|
$42.05
COP181,749.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.94
|
$84.96
COP367,246.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€90.09
|
$71.30
COP308,207.75
|
|
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