Bogota vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$3547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$7979
🏠 One person rent
$388
$2453
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$4007
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$729
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$5732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
100
😀 Quality of life
60
91
🏙️ Population
8.03M
676K

The cost of living in Bogota is 75% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 6104th and 24th ($887 vs $3547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.6 months in Boston. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Boston ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 5261st and 103rd 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
$6.16
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$8.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$2794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$2107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$5075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$3386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.24%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$10352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$5877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$90.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$5.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$6.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$4.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$79.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$195
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8398
$31112

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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

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825