Bogota vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$494
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
83
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
8.03M
9.8M

The cost of living in Bogota is 110% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5223rd and 8680th ($1062 vs $506) 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 0.5 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 5180th and 5610th 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
$6.44
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$2645

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066