Bogota vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
88
92
😀 Quality of life
59
97
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.08M

The cost of living in Bogota is 53% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6226th and 2308th ($868 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5388th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Cologne

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Bogota Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$16860

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861