Bogota vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$399
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
77
😀 Quality of life
60
64
🏙️ Population
7.74M
9.94M

The cost of living in Bogota is 5% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6066th and 5780th ($883 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Colombia and Peru, respectively. Check Colombia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5338th and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$7186

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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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731