Bogota vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$387
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
7.74M
4.43M

The cost of living in Bogota is 19% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6226th and 5069th ($868 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5388th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045