Bogota vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$441
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
89
97
😀 Quality of life
66
75
🏙️ Population
8.03M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bogota is 29% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5761st and 6838th ($976 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 36th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5073rd and 2100th 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
$5.55
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$848
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$722
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$762
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$546
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$515
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$637
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$678
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$655
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$581
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$960
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$667
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$730
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$777
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$679
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$565
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$950
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$511
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1030
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$881
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$693
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$693
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$759
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$708
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$782
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$572
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$489
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$671
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$620
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$704
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$677
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$699
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$690
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$721
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677