Bern vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$883
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$362
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
88
😀 Quality of life
94
60
🏙️ Population
134K
7.74M

The cost of living in Bern is 191% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 579th and 6066th ($2569 vs $883) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Colombia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 44th and 5338th 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
$24.4
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$5.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$6983

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633