Bogota vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$388
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
89
92
😀 Quality of life
60
79
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.69M

The cost of living in Bogota is 20% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6104th and 4777th ($887 vs $1109) 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 5261st and 618th 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
$6.16
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.24%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8398
$11151

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$794
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$674
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$709
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$497
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$493
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$563
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$605
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$534
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$882
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$598
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$680
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$722
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$649
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$557
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$897
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$513
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$906
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$839
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$666
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$657
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$748
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$705
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$742
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$477
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$410
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$599
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$562
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$650
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$618
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$649
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$665
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$664
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$645

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039