Bogota vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$4894
🏠 One person rent
$500
$1166
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$3313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
68
91
🏙️ Population
8.03M
196K

The cost of living in Bogota is 46% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4996th and 1939th ($1106 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and Belgium, respectively. Check Colombia vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 4429th and 121st 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
$7.13
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$19621

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834