Bogota vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$387
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
7.74M
585K

The cost of living in Bogota is 43% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6226th and 3595th ($868 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 371st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 5388th and 31st 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
$5.45
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431