Cost of living in Bogota, Colombia

The cost of living in Bogota, Colombia is approximately 868 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 2128 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Bogota

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
868 $
Without Rent
482 $
Rent & Utilities
387 $
Food
256 $
Transport
146 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
331 $
GDP per Capita
6,980 $
Freedom Index
6.54
Lifespan
74 years
Speak English
4%
Population
7.7M

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 5.45 $
Dinner 23.9 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 7.06 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.28 $
Capuccino 1.91 $
Coke, 330ml 0.8 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.21 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.15 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.09 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.17 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.07 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.14 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 6.85 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.48 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.11 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.25 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.15 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.08 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.04 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.5 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.7 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 10.7 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1 $
Cigarette pack 2.32 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.71 $
Monthly Pass 39.3 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 0.94 $
Taxi, 8 km 11.1 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 32.3 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 5.93 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.38 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.54 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 52 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 80 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 22.2 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 283 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 528 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 432 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 710 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,631 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,278 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 331 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 13.44%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 24.4 $
Cinema, 1 seat 4.52 $
Haircut 7.97 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 86.3 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 51.8 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 224 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 7,593 $

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Bogota vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 53% more expensive) Bogota vs Salto (Salto is 14% more expensive) Bogota vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 35% more expensive) Bogota vs Rivera (Rivera is 13% less expensive) Bogota vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 12% more expensive) Bogota vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 11% less expensive) Bogota vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 4% less expensive) Bogota vs Melo (Melo is 16% less expensive) Bogota vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 18% more expensive) Bogota vs Artigas (Artigas is 1% more expensive)
Trinidad And Tobago
Bogota vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 23% more expensive) Bogota vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 35% more expensive) Bogota vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 11% more expensive) Bogota vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 27% more expensive) Bogota vs San Juan (San Juan is 34% more expensive)
Chile
Bogota vs Santiago (Santiago is 38% more expensive) Bogota vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 10% more expensive) Bogota vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 21% more expensive) Bogota vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 7% more expensive) Bogota vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 2% less expensive) Bogota vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 10% more expensive) Bogota vs Temuco (Temuco is 1% more expensive) Bogota vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 3% less expensive) Bogota vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 6% more expensive) Bogota vs Talca (Talca is 2% less expensive)
Guyana
Bogota vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 14% more expensive) Bogota vs Linden (Linden is 17% more expensive) Bogota vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 17% more expensive)
Mexico
Bogota vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 37% more expensive) Bogota vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 21% more expensive) Bogota vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 15% less expensive) Bogota vs Leon (Leon is 17% less expensive) Bogota vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 17% more expensive) Bogota vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 13% more expensive) Bogota vs Puebla (Puebla is 8% more expensive) Bogota vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 12% more expensive) Bogota vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 45% more expensive) Bogota vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 17% less expensive)
Suriname
Bogota vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 0% more expensive) Bogota vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 3% less expensive)
Ecuador
Bogota vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 5% more expensive) Bogota vs Quito (Quito is 4% more expensive) Bogota vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 11% less expensive) Bogota vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 32% less expensive) Bogota vs Duran (Duran is 7% less expensive) Bogota vs Machala (Machala is 32% less expensive) Bogota vs Manta (Manta is 0% more expensive) Bogota vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 12% less expensive) Bogota vs Loja (Loja is 29% less expensive) Bogota vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 25% less expensive)
Peru
Bogota vs Lima (Lima is 14% more expensive) Bogota vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 35% less expensive) Bogota vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 19% less expensive) Bogota vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 41% less expensive) Bogota vs Callao (Callao is 10% less expensive) Bogota vs Piura (Piura is 35% less expensive) Bogota vs Cusco (Cusco is 26% less expensive) Bogota vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 43% less expensive) Bogota vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 32% less expensive) Bogota vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 22% less expensive)
Venezuela
Bogota vs Caracas (Caracas is 20% more expensive) Bogota vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 19% less expensive) Bogota vs Valencia (Valencia is 10% less expensive) Bogota vs Maracay (Maracay is 16% less expensive) Bogota vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 18% less expensive) Bogota vs Barinas (Barinas is 8% less expensive) Bogota vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 3% more expensive) Bogota vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 9% more expensive) Bogota vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 0% more expensive) Bogota vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 5% more expensive)
Colombia
Bogota vs Bogota (Bogota has similar costs) Bogota vs Medellin (Medellin is 1% more expensive) Bogota vs Cali (Cali is 16% less expensive) Bogota vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 9% less expensive) Bogota vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 14% less expensive) Bogota vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 36% less expensive) Bogota vs Soacha (Soacha is 14% less expensive) Bogota vs Soledad (Soledad is 3% less expensive) Bogota vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 45% less expensive) Bogota vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 26% less expensive)
Brazil
Bogota vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 17% more expensive) Bogota vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 10% more expensive) Bogota vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 7% less expensive) Bogota vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 17% less expensive) Bogota vs Salvador (Salvador is 15% less expensive) Bogota vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 9% less expensive) Bogota vs Manaus (Manaus is 8% less expensive) Bogota vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 12% less expensive) Bogota vs Recife (Recife is 11% less expensive) Bogota vs Goiania (Goiania is 24% less expensive)
Argentina
Bogota vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 5% more expensive) Bogota vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 7% more expensive) Bogota vs Rosario (Rosario is 27% less expensive) Bogota vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 20% less expensive) Bogota vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 14% less expensive) Bogota vs Salta (Salta is 16% less expensive) Bogota vs San Juan (San Juan is 24% less expensive) Bogota vs Lanus (Lanus is 7% less expensive) Bogota vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 55% less expensive) Bogota vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 18% less expensive)
Bolivia
Bogota vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 12% less expensive) Bogota vs La Paz (La Paz is 22% less expensive) Bogota vs El Alto (El Alto is 26% less expensive) Bogota vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 38% less expensive) Bogota vs Sucre (Sucre is 24% less expensive) Bogota vs Oruro (Oruro is 31% less expensive) Bogota vs Potosi (Potosi is 43% less expensive) Bogota vs Tarija (Tarija is 28% less expensive) Bogota vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 38% less expensive) Bogota vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 11% less expensive)
Paraguay
Bogota vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 23% less expensive) Bogota vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 39% less expensive) Bogota vs Luque (Luque is 30% less expensive) Bogota vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 29% less expensive) Bogota vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 40% less expensive) Bogota vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 53% less expensive) Bogota vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 41% less expensive) Bogota vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 38% less expensive) Bogota vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 38% less expensive)