Bogota vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$441
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
66
91
🏙️ Population
8.03M
3.94M

The cost of living in Bogota is 61% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5761st and 848th ($976 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5073rd and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Dubai

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Bogota Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$848
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$722
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$762
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$546
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$515
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$637
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$678
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$655
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$581
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$960
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$667
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$730
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$777
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$679
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$565
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$950
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$511
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1030
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$881
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$693
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$693
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$759
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$708
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$782
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$572
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$489
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$671
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$620
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$704
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$677
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$699
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$690
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$721
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483