Bogota vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$500
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
88
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
8.03M
488K

The cost of living in Bogota is 52% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4996th and 1307th ($1106 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Colombia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4429th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Edinburgh

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Bogota Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.13
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$25458

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$958
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$816
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$858
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$593
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$559
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$537
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$680
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$737
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$749
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$630
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1045
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$749
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$862
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$740
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$769
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$606
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$1041
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$563
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1162
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$1012
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$788
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$816
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$850
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$802
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$856
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$631
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$524
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$678
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$674
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$765
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$687
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$755
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$725
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$797
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820