Bogota vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$388
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$3115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
50
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.02M

The cost of living in Bogota is 57% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6104th and 1701st ($887 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5261st and 162nd 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
$6.16
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.24%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8398
$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800