Bogota vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$494
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
8.03M
587K

The cost of living in Bogota is 32% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5223rd and 3860th ($1062 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 496th in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5180th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Essen

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Bogota Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$10028

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587