Bogota vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bogota	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2414	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$441	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	74
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	8.03M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bogota is 10% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5761st and 5031st ($976 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Colombia and South Africa, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5073rd and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Johannesburg

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	Bogota	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$866	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.49%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1388	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.26	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8995	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915