Bogota vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$388	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	4
😀 Quality of life	60	26
🏙️ Population	8.03M	13.9K

The cost of living in Bogota is 11% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6104th and 5500th ($887 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Colombia and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Colombia vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 5261st and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Kingstown

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	Bogota	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789