Bogota vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$441
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
66
72
🏙️ Population
8.03M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bogota is 48% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5761st and 7341st ($976 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 78th 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 20th in China, while ranked 5073rd and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$848
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$722
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$762
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$546
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$515
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$637
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$678
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$655
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$581
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$960
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$667
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$730
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$777
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$679
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$565
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$950
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$511
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1030
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$881
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$693
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$693
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$759
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$708
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$782
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$572
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$489
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$671
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$620
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$704
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$677
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$699
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$690
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$721
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598