Bogota vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$8266
🏠 One person rent
$399
$1974
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$4255
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$783
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$5741
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
97
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
7.74M
441K

The cost of living in Bogota is 72% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6066th and 85th ($883 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5338th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Oakland

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Bogota Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$19305

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Cities near Bogota

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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313