Bogota vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$500
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
68
59
🏙️ Population
8.03M
5.55M

The cost of living in Bogota is 37% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4996th and 6736th ($1106 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and Kenya, respectively. Check Colombia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4429th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Nairobi

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Bogota Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.13
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$958
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$816
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$858
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$593
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$559
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$537
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$680
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$737
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$749
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$630
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1045
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$749
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$862
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$740
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$769
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$606
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$1041
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$563
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1162
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$1012
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$788
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$816
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$850
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$802
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$856
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$631
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$524
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$678
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$674
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$765
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$687
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$755
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$725
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$797
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795