Bogota vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bogota	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2124	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$399	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	100
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	7.74M	8.91M

The cost of living in Bogota is 73% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6066th and 38th ($883 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Colombia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.2 months in London. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5338th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs London

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	Bogota	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.62	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6983	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908