Bogota vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bogota Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
8.03M
3.94M

The cost of living in Bogota is 56% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5223rd and 1039th ($1062 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.5 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 5180th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bogota vs Dubai

Prices for goods and services in Bogota and Dubai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bogota Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$16876

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bogota

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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492