Bogota vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$387
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
88
69
😀 Quality of life
59
69
🏙️ Population
7.74M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bogota is 28% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6226th and 7055th ($868 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5388th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$21927

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623