Bogota vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$4857
🏠 One person rent
$399
$1158
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$2113
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$4187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
77
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
7.74M
639K

The cost of living in Bogota is 55% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6066th and 1843rd ($883 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 5338th and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Detroit

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Bogota Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$16868

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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 Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614