Bogota vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$919
$1149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2259
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$408
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$390
$2477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
89
72
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
8.03M
3.45M

The cost of living in Bogota is 20% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 6212th and 4915th ($919 vs $1149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 32nd 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 5072nd and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Busan

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Bogota Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.09%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1861
$9118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1299
$7144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.4
$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$27.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$7.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$7.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.64
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8651
$14074

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$822
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$699
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$726
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$521
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$513
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$510
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$597
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$652
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$630
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$558
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$920
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$648
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$676
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$746
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$675
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$556
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$910
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$489
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$938
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$866
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1042
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$691
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$656
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$667
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$754
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$720
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$750
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$553
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$467
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$653
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$654
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$566
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$662
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$653
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$671
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$663
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$667
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$689
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$685
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1037
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1148
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1072
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$962
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1097
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1152
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$992
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1044
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$978
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1055
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1121
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1087
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1117
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$977
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1067
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1043
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1061
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1041
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1129
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1049
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$970
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$1027
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1064
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$913
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1153
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1064
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$957
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$986
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$984
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$989
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$984
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$987
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$973
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$959
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$1051
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1037