Bogota vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bogota	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2414	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$441	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.32M

The cost of living in Bogota is 40% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 5761st and 7112th ($976 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 62nd 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 6th in Brazil, while ranked 5073rd and 5499th 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	$5.55	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$866	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.49%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1388	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.26	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8995	$8855

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Cities near Bogota

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

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668