Bogota vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$388	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	8.03M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bogota is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6104th and 3rd ($887 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.2 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 5261st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs New York City

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	Bogota	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$21465

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111