Bogota vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$388	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	49
😀 Quality of life	60	57
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.46M

The cost of living in Bogota is 13% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 6104th and 5385th ($887 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 5261st and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Guadalajara

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	Bogota	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$5853

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Cities near Bogota

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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214