Abuja vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$953
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$666
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$331
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
88
😀 Quality of life
19
59
🏙️ Population
1.57M
7.74M

The cost of living in Abuja is 45% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 4418th and 6226th ($1262 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Colombia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 8886th and 5388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$79.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
13.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$7593

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620