Birmingham vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2414
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$424
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	1.14M	8.03M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 119% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5761st ($2137 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Colombia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 48th and 5073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Bogota

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	Birmingham	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	12.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$8995

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$848
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$722
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$762
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$546
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$515
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$506
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$637
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$678
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$655
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$581
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$960
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$667
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$730
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$777
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$679
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$565
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$511
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1030
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$881
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$693
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$759
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$708
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$782
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$572
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$489
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$671
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$620
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$704
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$677
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$699
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$690
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$721
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$663