Bogota vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$4718
🏠 One person rent
$500
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$3093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.31M

The cost of living in Bogota is 47% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4996th and 1759th ($1106 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 4429th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Calgary

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Bogota Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.13
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$5.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$15881

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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 Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872