Bogota vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$1714
🏠 One person rent
$387
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
88
30
😀 Quality of life
59
36
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.58M

The cost of living in Bogota is 21% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6226th and 6822nd ($868 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 109th 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 5388th and 7323rd 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
$5.45
$9.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$2742

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$784
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$886
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$674
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$659
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$691
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$826
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$601
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$729
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$779
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$764
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$709
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$941
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$748
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$839
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$985
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1012
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$522
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$780
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$698
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$791
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$844
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$630
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$772
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$757
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$835
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$882
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734