Bogota vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$388	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$3209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	92
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	8.03M	631K

The cost of living in Bogota is 50% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6104th and 2469th ($887 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 5261st and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Dusseldorf

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	Bogota	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	3.99%
🏙️ 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	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$21276

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Cities near Bogota

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

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744