Bogota vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bogota | Medellin | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bogota is 2% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6104th and 6005th ($887 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Colombia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Ranked 1st vs 2nd best cities to live in Colombia, and 5261st vs 6049th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bogota vs Medellin
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| Bogota | Medellin | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Bogota
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 10 mi |  Soacha | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Facatativa | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 72 km or 44 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Girardot | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Ibague | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Tunja | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Manizales | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Salento | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Duitama | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Armenia | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Pereira | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Yopal | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Cartago | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Neiva | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Envigado | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Tulua | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Medellin | |
| 252 km or 157 mi | Bello | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Palmira | |
| 294 km or 182 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Cali | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Quibdo | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Popayan | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Florencia | |
| 392 km or 244 mi |  Rubio | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | San Antonio del Tachira | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Cucuta | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | San Cristobal | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Tariba | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Ocana | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | La Grita | |
| 458 km or 285 mi | Arauca | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Guasdualito | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Turbo | |
| 503 km or 312 mi | Monteria |
Cities near Medellin
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Envigado | |
| 9.9 km or 6.1 mi | Bello | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Manizales | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Quibdo | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Pereira | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Cartago | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Salento | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Armenia | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Ibague | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Facatativa | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Girardot | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Soacha | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Turbo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Bogota | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Tulua | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Tunja | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Monteria | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Duitama | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Palmira | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Cali | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Ocana | |
| 334 km or 208 mi | Santa Cruz de Lorica | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Sincelejo | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Magangue | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Yopal | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Neiva | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Cucuta | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | San Antonio del Tachira | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Rubio | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | San Cristobal | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Tariba | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Popayan | |
| 448 km or 279 mi | La Grita |