Bern vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$666
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$331
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
88
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
135K
7.74M

The cost of living in Bern is 189% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 743rd and 6226th ($2512 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 4th in Switzerland and Colombia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 33rd and 5388th 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
$25
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.28
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$79.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
13.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$5.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$7593

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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