Bogota vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$399
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
60
57
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.49M

The cost of living in Bogota is 5% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6066th and 6252nd ($883 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Porto Alegre ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 5338th and 5813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Porto Alegre

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Bogota Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$8095

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368