Bogota vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$399
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
88
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
7.74M
488K

The cost of living in Bogota is 57% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6066th and 1692nd ($883 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5338th and 64th 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
$5.62
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$14724

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666