Bogota vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bogota	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1106	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2723	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$500	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$660	$7880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	90	25
😀 Quality of life	68	80
🏙️ Population	8.03M	47K

The cost of living in Bogota is 71% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 4996th and 15th ($1106 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 4429th and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs George Town

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	Bogota	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.13	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1001	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.91	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8706	$26968

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Cities near Bogota

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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673