Austin vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2128
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$666
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$331
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	88
😀 Quality of life	91	59
🏙️ Population	962K	7.74M

The cost of living in Austin is 185% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 812th and 6226th ($2473 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 4th in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 116th and 5388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Bogota

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	Austin	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$79.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	13.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$2.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$7593

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Bogota

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