Bogota vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$399
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3070
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
7.74M
189K

The cost of living in Bogota is 53% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 6066th and 2147th ($883 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Brussels. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 5338th and 148th 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
$5.62
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$23098

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650