Bogota vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$399
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$2678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
7.74M
587K

The cost of living in Bogota is 37% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 6066th and 3822nd ($883 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 452nd in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.9 months in Dortmund. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 5338th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$4.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$13929

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357