Bogota vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bogota	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1106	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2723	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$500	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$660	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	73
😀 Quality of life	68	60
🏙️ Population	8.03M	4.8M

The cost of living in Bogota is 8% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4996th and 4745th ($1106 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 4429th and 5850th 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	$7.13	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1001	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.91	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8706	$5103

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$958
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$816
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$858
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$593
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$559
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$537
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$680
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$737
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$749
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1045
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$749
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$862
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$740
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$769
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$606
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$1041
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$563
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1162
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$1012
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$788
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$850
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$802
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$631
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$524
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$678
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$674
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$765
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$687
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$755
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$725
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$797
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965