Bogota vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3048
🏠 One person rent
$387
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
7.74M
3.45M

The cost of living in Bogota is 23% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 6226th and 4837th ($868 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th in Colombia and South Korea, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 5388th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.56
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$14632

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000