Bogota vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$387
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
59
97
🏙️ Population
7.74M
8.8M

The cost of living in Bogota is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6226th and 5th ($868 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5388th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$9.78
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$20585

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108