Bogota vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$387
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
79
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
7.74M
3.12M

The cost of living in Bogota is 5% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 6226th and 6099th ($868 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 5388th and 1789th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
35.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$2462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$8.04
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$4.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$4474

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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 Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742