Bogota vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$387
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
88
92
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.69M

The cost of living in Bogota is 27% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6226th and 4643rd ($868 vs $1185) 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 5388th and 551st 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
$5.45
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$11060

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090