Bogota vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$494
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
23
😀 Quality of life
65
69
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.41M

The cost of living in Bogota is 9% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4849th ($1062 vs $1168) 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 0.5 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 5180th and 4347th 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
$6.44
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010