Bogota vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$388
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
8.03M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bogota is 63% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6104th and 989th ($887 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Colombia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5261st and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.24%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8398
$13241

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$794
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$674
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$709
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$497
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$493
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$563
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$605
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$534
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$882
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$598
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$680
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$722
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$649
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$557
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$897
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$513
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$906
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$839
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$666
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$657
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$748
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$705
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$742
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$477
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$410
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$599
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$562
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$650
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$618
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$649
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$665
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$664
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536