Bogota vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$388
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$887
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$635
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
79
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
8.03M
3.12M

The cost of living in Bogota is 21% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 6104th and 4694th ($887 vs $1130) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 5261st and 1194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.24%
35.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$2657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8398
$5728

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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 Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899