Bogota vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$2983
🏠 One person rent
$494
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1060
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$750
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
47
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.39M

The cost of living in Bogota is 14% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4689th ($1062 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5180th and 5768th 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
$6.44
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$11768

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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 Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1280
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$990
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$925
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$983
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1157
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$806
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1202
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$986
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1102