Bogota vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$441
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
84
😀 Quality of life
66
60
🏙️ Population
8.03M
9.61M

The cost of living in Bogota is 107% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5761st and 8802nd ($976 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 months in Cairo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 5073rd and 5895th 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
$5.55
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$2311

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$848
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$722
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$762
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$546
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$515
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$637
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$678
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$655
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$581
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$960
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$667
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$730
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$777
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$679
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$565
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$950
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$511
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1030
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$881
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$693
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$693
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$759
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$708
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$782
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$572
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$489
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$671
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$620
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$704
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$677
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$699
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$690
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$721
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$663

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947