Bogota vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$387
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
83
😀 Quality of life
59
57
🏙️ Population
7.74M
9.61M

The cost of living in Bogota is 105% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6226th and 8926th ($868 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Colombia and Egypt, respectively. Check Colombia vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 5388th and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Cairo

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Bogota Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$1916

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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 Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741