Bogota vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bogota	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2605	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$3199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	53
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bogota is 50% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5223rd and 1716th ($1062 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5180th and 209th 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	$6.44	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$978	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9014	$15430

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934