Bogota vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bogota	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2124	$2332
🏠 One person rent	$399	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$195
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	88	54
😀 Quality of life	60	41
🏙️ Population	7.74M	2.25M

The cost of living in Bogota is 9% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6066th and 5499th ($883 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Colombia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 5338th and 7028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Caracas

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	Bogota	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.62	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$14.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	28.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$81.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6983	$3515

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692