Bogota vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$4390
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1009
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
88
78
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
7.74M
676K

The cost of living in Bogota is 55% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 6226th and 2046th ($868 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Colombia and Finland, respectively. Check Colombia vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 5388th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Helsinki

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Bogota Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$9
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$20
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$10871

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120