Bogota vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$500
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
8.03M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bogota is 41% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4996th and 6854th ($1106 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4429th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Guangzhou

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Bogota Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.13
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$19408

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711