Amsterdam vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$388
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$728
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$379
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	921K	8.03M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 215% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 331st and 6104th ($2791 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Netherlands and Colombia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 29th and 5261st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Bogota

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	Amsterdam	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$50.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	13.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$8398

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645