Bogota vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$494
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$3005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.8M

The cost of living in Bogota is 45% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5223rd and 2284th ($1062 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 58th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5180th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Montreal

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Bogota Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$5550

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Cities near Bogota

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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805