Bogota vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$4874
🏠 One person rent
$441
$1133
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$3458
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
96
😀 Quality of life
66
91
🏙️ Population
8.03M
196K

The cost of living in Bogota is 52% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5761st and 1913th ($976 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Colombia and Belgium, respectively. Check Colombia vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 5073rd and 165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Brussels

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Bogota Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$6.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$22658

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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

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818