Bogota vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bogota	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2605	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$494	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	25
😀 Quality of life	65	60
🏙️ Population	8.03M	235K

The cost of living in Bogota is 10% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4813th ($1062 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and Guyana, respectively. Check Colombia vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 5180th and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Georgetown

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	Bogota	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.44	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$978	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.4	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9014	$19783

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840