Bogota vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$3638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$8082
🏠 One person rent
$494
$2543
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$4126
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$6556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
8.03M
676K

The cost of living in Bogota is 71% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 5223rd and 30th ($1062 vs $3638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 21st in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 1.8 months in Boston. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Boston ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 5180th and 94th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Boston

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Bogota Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$2878
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$2181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$5280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$3456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$11142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$6207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$5.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$2835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$26679

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852