Bogota vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$399
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
88
97
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
7.74M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bogota is 19% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6066th and 6607th ($883 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5338th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620