Bogota vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$500
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$434
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
35
😀 Quality of life
68
57
🏙️ Population
8.03M
756K

The cost of living in Bogota is 59% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4996th and 7306th ($1106 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Colombia and Bolivia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 4429th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs La Paz

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Bogota La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.13
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$2571

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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 La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$691
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$628
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$558
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$625
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$589
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$611
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$459
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$686
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$670
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$776
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$630
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$526
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$958
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$631
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$804
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$612
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$565
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$690
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$768
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$815
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$621
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$816
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1043
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$811
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$725
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$634
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$786
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$598
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$645
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$665
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$571
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$759
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$575
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$815
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$716
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1034
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$820
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670