Bern vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$388
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$728
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$379
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	89
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	135K	8.03M

The cost of living in Bern is 168% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 987th and 6104th ($2381 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 4th in Switzerland and Colombia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 36th and 5261st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Bogota

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	Bern	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$50.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	13.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$7.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$8398

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3233
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

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