Bogota vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$399
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$1953
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
53
😀 Quality of life
60
92
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.31M

The cost of living in Bogota is 58% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6066th and 1526th ($883 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 5338th and 66th 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
$5.62
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$5.56
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$21983

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722