Bogota vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$1719
🏠 One person rent
$399
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
33
😀 Quality of life
60
51
🏙️ Population
7.74M
2.87M

The cost of living in Bogota is 25% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6066th and 6771st ($883 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Colombia and Bolivia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5338th and 6225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$6.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$4111

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$662
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$600
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$475
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$525
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$511
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$525
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$390
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$702
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$562
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$455
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$525
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$825
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$674
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$746
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$583
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$628
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$689
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$761
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$491
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$565
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$962
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$626
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$534
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$631
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$634
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$593
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$633
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$538
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$668
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$932
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$778
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634