Bogota vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$387
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
20
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.41M

The cost of living in Bogota is 2% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6226th and 6257th ($868 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5388th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934