Bogota vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$441
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$1503
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
89
92
😀 Quality of life
66
82
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.69M

The cost of living in Bogota is 29% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5761st and 4312th ($976 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Colombia and Hungary, respectively. Check Colombia vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 5073rd and 636th 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
$5.55
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$13171

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Cities near Bogota

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 Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162