Bogota vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$494
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1697
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
65
81
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.69M

The cost of living in Bogota is 28% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4163rd ($1062 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and Hungary, respectively. Check Colombia vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 5180th and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Budapest

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Bogota Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$15168

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196