Bogota vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3916
🏠 One person rent
$387
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
7.74M
593K

The cost of living in Bogota is 43% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 6226th and 3604th ($868 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 376th 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 2.2 months in Dortmund. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Dortmund ranked 57th in Germany, while ranked 5388th and 692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$5.09
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$2357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$65.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$12215

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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

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452