Bogota vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$388	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$330
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	60	59
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.32M

The cost of living in Bogota is 34% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6104th and 7119th ($887 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 53rd in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 5261st and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Guarulhos

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	Bogota	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$8512

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621