Bogota vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$399
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
67
😀 Quality of life
60
59
🏙️ Population
7.74M
5.55M

The cost of living in Bogota is 37% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6066th and 7242nd ($883 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Colombia and Kenya, respectively. Check Colombia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5338th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$6839

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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 Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747