Bogota vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$388	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	60	36
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.58M

The cost of living in Bogota is 30% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6104th and 6965th ($887 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 115th 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 0.9 months in Leon. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 5261st and 7382nd 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	$6.16	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$2639

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704