Baltimore vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$388
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$728
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	89
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	586K	8.03M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 158% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6104th ($2287 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 131st and 5261st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Bogota

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	Baltimore	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$50.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	13.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$8398

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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