Bogota vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bogota	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$868	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2128	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$387	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	31
😀 Quality of life	59	34
🏙️ Population	7.74M	1.55M

The cost of living in Bogota is 23% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6226th and 6889th ($868 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 48th in Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Colombia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5388th and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Maracaibo

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	Bogota	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.9	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.44%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1631	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.32	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.52	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7593	$14223

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Cities near Bogota

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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789