Bogota vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bogota	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1106	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2723	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$500	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$660	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	68	68
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.32M

The cost of living in Bogota is 41% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4996th and 6861st ($1106 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 4429th and 4485th 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	$7.13	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1001	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.91	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8706	$9818

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$958
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$816
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$858
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$593
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$559
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$537
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$680
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$737
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$749
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1045
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$749
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$862
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$740
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$769
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$606
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$1041
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$563
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1162
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$1012
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$788
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$850
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$802
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$631
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$524
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$678
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$674
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$765
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$687
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$755
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$725
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$797
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722