Bogota vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$388
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
72
😀 Quality of life
60
56
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.33M

The cost of living in Bogota is 18% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6104th and 6663rd ($887 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th 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 10th in Brazil, while ranked 5261st and 5820th 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
$6.16
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.24%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8398
$7512

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$794
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$674
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$709
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$497
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$493
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$563
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$605
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$534
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$882
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$598
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$680
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$722
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$649
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$557
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$897
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$513
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$906
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$839
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$666
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$657
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$748
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$705
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$742
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$477
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$410
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$599
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$562
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$650
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$618
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$649
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$665
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$664
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$632
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$546
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$624
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$495
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$564
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$584
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$593
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$599
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$536
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$608
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$549
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$537
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$540
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$519
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$529
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$551
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$500
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$619
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$578
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$577
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$463
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$537
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$589
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$544
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$628
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$594
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$857
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$707
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$632
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$553
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$632
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$639
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$658
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$510
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$659
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$600
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$594
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$461