Bogota vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$387
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
94
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
7.74M
20.9M

The cost of living in Bogota is 32% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6226th and 7209th ($868 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 151st in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5388th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.42
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$15153

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591