Bogota vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$441
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
74
😀 Quality of life
66
61
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.33M

The cost of living in Bogota is 20% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 5761st and 6605th ($976 vs $816) 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 14th in Brazil, while ranked 5073rd and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$7258

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$848
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$722
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$762
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$546
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$515
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$637
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$678
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$655
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$581
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$960
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$667
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$730
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$777
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$679
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$565
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$950
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$511
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1030
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$881
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$693
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$693
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$759
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$708
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$782
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$572
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$489
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$671
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$620
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$704
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$677
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$699
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$690
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$721
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$663

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444