Bogota vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$387
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
65
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
7.74M
563K

The cost of living in Bogota is 41% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6226th and 3857th ($868 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 506th 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 5388th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$12328

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387