Bogota vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bogota	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2414	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	89	78
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	8.03M	936K

The cost of living in Bogota is 60% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5761st and 950th ($976 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Colombia and Israel, respectively. Check Colombia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 5073rd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Jerusalem

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	Bogota	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$866	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.49%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1388	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.26	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8995	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850