Bogota vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$399
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
60
61
🏙️ Population
7.74M
4.43M

The cost of living in Bogota is 3% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6066th and 5921st ($883 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5338th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$4829

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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 Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952