Bogota vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$441
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$3333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
50
😀 Quality of life
66
92
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.02M

The cost of living in Bogota is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5761st and 1744th ($976 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 5073rd and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Ottawa

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Bogota Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$15527

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$848
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$722
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$762
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$546
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$515
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$637
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$678
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$655
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$581
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$960
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$667
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$730
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$777
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$679
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$565
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$950
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$511
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1030
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$881
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$693
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$693
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$759
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$708
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$782
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$572
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$489
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$671
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$620
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$704
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$677
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$699
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$690
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$721
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$663

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822