Bogota vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$4908
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
53
😀 Quality of life
59
90
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.31M

The cost of living in Bogota is 60% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6226th and 1473rd ($868 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 28th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 5388th and 131st 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
$5.45
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$19196

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871