Austin vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2605
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	90
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	962K	8.03M

The cost of living in Austin is 130% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 985th and 5223rd ($2444 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 3rd 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 months in Austin compared to 0.5 months in Bogota. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 217th and 5180th 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	$19.4	$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$9014

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$919
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$777
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$813
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$575
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$547
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$667
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$717
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$709
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$614
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1019
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$719
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$789
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$750
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$738
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$592
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$992
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$537
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1071
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$915
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$746
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$829
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$757
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$825
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$606
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$514
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$673
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$646
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$732
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$685
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$724
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$714
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$764
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$703