Bogota vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bogota	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1106	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2723	$2192
🏠 One person rent	$500	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$660	$643
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	61
😀 Quality of life	68	66
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.77M

The cost of living in Bogota is 26% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 4996th and 6406th ($1106 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 4429th and 4836th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Curitiba

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	Bogota	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.13	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1001	$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.91	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8706	$8836

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$958
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$816
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$858
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$593
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$559
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$537
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$680
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$737
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$749
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1045
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$749
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$862
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$740
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$769
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$606
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$1041
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$563
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1162
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$1012
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$788
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$850
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$802
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$631
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$524
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$678
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$674
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$765
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$687
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$755
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$725
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$797
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670