Bogota vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
50
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.02M

The cost of living in Bogota is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6226th and 1290th ($868 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 5388th and 167th 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
$5.45
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884