Bogota vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$399
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
83
😀 Quality of life
60
59
🏙️ Population
7.74M
9.61M

The cost of living in Bogota is 61% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6066th and 8130th ($883 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cairo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 5338th and 5556th 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
$5.62
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$2554

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701