Bogota vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$399
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
88
30
😀 Quality of life
60
41
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.58M

The cost of living in Bogota is 9% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6066th and 6346th ($883 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 96th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1 months in Leon. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Leon ranked 45th in Mexico, while ranked 5338th and 7030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Leon

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Bogota Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$3169

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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 Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$912
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$1076
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$763
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$707
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$774
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$818
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$682
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$812
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$873
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$881
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$996
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$765
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$915
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1035
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1217
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$630
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$830
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$784
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$879
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$781
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$672
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$875
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$861
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$905
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$854
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904