Berlin vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$2128
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$666
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$331
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	88
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	3.76M	7.74M

The cost of living in Berlin is 142% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 1583rd and 6226th ($2104 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Germany and Colombia, respectively. Check Germany vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 23rd and 5388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Bogota

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	Berlin	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$79.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	13.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$1631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$7593

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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