Bogota vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$387
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$652
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
49
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.46M

The cost of living in Bogota is 12% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 6226th and 5803rd ($868 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 5388th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$6136

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1012
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$779
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$764
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$882
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$630
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$826
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$719
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$620
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$709
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1165
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$784
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$738
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$780
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$796
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$674
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$978
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$886
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$659
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$729
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$522
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$691
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$748
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$601
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$698
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$941
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$808
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$839
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$861
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$647
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$844
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1153