Bogota vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$399
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$2926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
50
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.02M

The cost of living in Bogota is 59% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6066th and 1355th ($883 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5338th and 117th 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
$5.62
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$21213

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874