Bogota vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$494
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
8.03M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bogota is 36% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5223rd and 6835th ($1062 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5180th and 2285th 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
$6.44
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694