Bogota vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$494
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
8.03M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bogota is 59% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5223rd and 7469th ($1062 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 89th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5180th and 3662nd 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
$6.44
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608