Bogota vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$399
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
20
😀 Quality of life
60
52
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.18M

The cost of living in Bogota is 1% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6066th and 6017th ($883 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Colombia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5338th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$9496

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964