Bogota vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$387
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$447
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.33M

The cost of living in Bogota is 9% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6226th and 6457th ($868 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th 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 12th in Brazil, while ranked 5388th and 5818th 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
$5.45
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$8117

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Cities near Bogota

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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373