Bogota vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
64
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
7.74M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bogota is 62% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6226th and 1098th ($868 vs $2309) 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 1.5 months in Dubai. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5388th and 306th 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
$5.45
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$12682

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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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507