Bogota vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2385
🏠 One person rent
$399
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$855
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
88
55
😀 Quality of life
60
53
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.21M

The cost of living in Bogota is 13% less expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 6066th and 5181st ($883 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Colombia and Guatemala, respectively. Check Colombia vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 5338th and 6101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$6855

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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

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$630
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$900
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$805
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$829
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$880
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$915
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$882
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$702
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$866
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1093
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1112
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1117
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1147
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$737
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$842
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$854
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1107
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$595
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$857
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$892
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$702
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1039
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$780
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$716
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$740
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$738
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$780
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$886
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$676
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$627
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$942
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$774
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$915