Bogota vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

Bogota Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$676
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1646
$1983
🏠 One person rent
$306
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$529
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$71.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$313
$409
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
79
😀 Quality of life
63
73
🏙️ Population
7.74M
3.06M

The cost of living in Bogota is 16% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 6968th and 6181st ($676 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Colombia and Argentina, respectively. Check Colombia vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 4871st and 1497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.03%
48.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1176
$2029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.23
$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.89
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.73
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$84.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4851
$5117

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$458
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$380
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$428
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$388
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$344
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$380
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$382
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$519
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$421
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$325
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$443
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$396
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$415
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$425
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$382
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$357
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$479
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$372
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$662
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$385
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$408
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$453
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$431
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$439
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$539
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$407
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$420
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$330
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$349
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$701
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$701
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$473
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$588
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$702
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$420
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$699
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$459
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$702
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$425
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$463

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553