Bogota vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$2949
🏠 One person rent
$500
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$998
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
47
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.39M

The cost of living in Bogota is 10% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 4996th and 4703rd ($1106 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 4429th and 5440th 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
$7.13
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$11283

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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 Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1349
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$993
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$937
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$984
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1161
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$814
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1008
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$969
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$869
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$760
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1005
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$895
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1420
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$941
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$932
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$968
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$959
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$920
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1211
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$874
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$962
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$961
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$660
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$905
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$935
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$817
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$864
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1124
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1255
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$902
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1069
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$909
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$764
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$994
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1085