Bogota vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$399
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$374
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
79
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
7.74M
3.12M

The cost of living in Bogota is 12% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 6066th and 6407th ($883 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Colombia and Argentina, respectively. Check Colombia vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 5338th and 2311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
23.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$6679

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605