Bogota vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$399
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
88
67
😀 Quality of life
60
54
🏙️ Population
7.74M
2.53M

The cost of living in Bogota is 2% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6066th and 6140th ($883 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 5338th vs 5994th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$6416

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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 Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617