Bogota vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$500
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
23
😀 Quality of life
68
69
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.41M

The cost of living in Bogota is 5% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4996th and 4843rd ($1106 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Colombia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4429th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Medina

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Bogota Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.13
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$5520

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077