Bogota vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2398
🏠 One person rent
$387
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$280
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
88
14
😀 Quality of life
59
49
🏙️ Population
7.74M
224K

The cost of living in Bogota is 0% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6226th and 6225th ($868 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Colombia and Suriname, respectively. Check Colombia vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5388th and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$5271

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1698
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1642
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1015
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$986
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$586
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$582
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$633
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$785
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$770
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$964
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1101
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$728
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1070
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1164
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1168
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$666
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1360
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1390
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$725
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$871
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$611
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1061
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1065
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$719
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$981
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$1004
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$731
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$630
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$708
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$714
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$662
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$538
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$627
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$602