Bogota vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$388	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	60	100
🏙️ Population	8.03M	5.03M

The cost of living in Bogota is 60% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6104th and 1365th ($887 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5261st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Melbourne

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	Bogota	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$19705

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963