Bogota vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$399
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$5285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
60
96
🏙️ Population
7.74M
2.75M

The cost of living in Bogota is 66% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6066th and 505th ($883 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 455th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 2 months in Chicago. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5338th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$15494

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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 Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240