Bogota vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$441
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
22
😀 Quality of life
66
70
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.41M

The cost of living in Bogota is 17% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5761st and 4743rd ($976 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5073rd and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$848
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$722
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$762
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$546
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$515
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$637
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$678
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$655
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$581
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$960
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$667
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$730
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$777
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$679
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$565
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$950
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$511
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1030
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$881
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$693
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$693
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$759
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$708
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$782
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$572
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$489
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$671
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$620
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$704
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$677
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$699
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$690
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$721
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987