Bogota vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bogota	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1106	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2723	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$500	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$660	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	8.03M	3.9M

The cost of living in Bogota is 68% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4996th and 62nd ($1106 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 47th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 4429th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bogota	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.13	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.48	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1001	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.91	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8706	$23685

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$958
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$816
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$858
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$593
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$559
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$537
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$680
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$737
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$749
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1045
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$749
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$862
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$740
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$769
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$606
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$1041
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$563
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1162
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$1012
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$788
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$850
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$802
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$631
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$524
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$678
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$674
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$765
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$687
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$755
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$725
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$797
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000