Bogota vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$399
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
46
😀 Quality of life
60
38
🏙️ Population
7.74M
15.1M

The cost of living in Bogota is 97% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6066th and 8781st ($883 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Colombia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Colombia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5338th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$718

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Cities near Bogota

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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443