Bogota vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bogota	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1106	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2723	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$500	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$660	$4313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	66
😀 Quality of life	68	97
🏙️ Population	8.03M	2.71M

The cost of living in Bogota is 52% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4996th and 1241st ($1106 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 4429th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Brisbane

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	Bogota	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.13	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1001	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.91	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8706	$13265

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$958
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$816
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$858
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$593
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$559
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$537
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$680
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$737
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$749
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1045
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$749
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$862
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$740
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$769
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$606
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$1041
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$563
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1162
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$1012
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$788
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$850
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$802
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$631
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$524
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$678
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$674
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$765
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$687
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$755
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$725
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$797
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913