Amsterdam vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$883
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2124
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$362
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	88
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	921K	7.74M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 188% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 612th and 6066th ($2545 vs $883) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 37th and 5338th 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	$18.4	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$6983

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$724
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$433
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$645
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$530
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$416
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$511
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$727
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$567
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$597
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$617
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$551
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$639
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$594
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$639
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$507
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$867
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$778
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$648
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$612
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$720
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$649
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$552
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$455
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$416
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$593
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$708
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$589
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$592
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$612
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$617
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$646
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$659
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$624
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$633