Bogota vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$388
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$3522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
88
😀 Quality of life
60
94
🏙️ Population
8.03M
488K

The cost of living in Bogota is 59% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6104th and 1491st ($887 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 36th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5261st and 34th 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
$6.16
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$7.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.24%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8398
$21911

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692