Bogota vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$500
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
8.03M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bogota is 59% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4996th and 7308th ($1106 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 4429th and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Dongguan

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Bogota Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.13
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$4.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$25442

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620