Bogota vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$387
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
67
😀 Quality of life
59
57
🏙️ Population
7.74M
5.55M

The cost of living in Bogota is 17% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6226th and 6689th ($868 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5388th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$8325

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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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768