Bogota vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$500
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
83
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
8.03M
9.8M

The cost of living in Bogota is 129% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4996th and 8753rd ($1106 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Colombia and Egypt, respectively. Check Colombia vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 4429th and 5501st 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
$7.13
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$2716

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$958
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$816
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$858
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$593
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$559
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$537
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$680
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$737
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$749
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$630
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1045
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$749
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$862
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$740
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$769
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$606
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$1041
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$563
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1162
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$1012
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$788
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$816
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$850
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$802
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$856
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$631
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$524
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$678
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$674
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$765
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$687
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$755
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$725
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$797
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201