Bogota vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$388	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	72
😀 Quality of life	60	57
🏙️ Population	8.03M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bogota is 11% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6104th and 5539th ($887 vs $993) 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5261st and 5667th 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	$6.16	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$5271

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003