Bogota vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$500
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
75
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.39M

The cost of living in Bogota is 25% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4996th and 6346th ($1106 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 4429th and 5036th 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
$7.13
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$9470

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$958
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$816
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$858
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$593
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$559
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$537
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$680
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$737
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$749
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$630
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1045
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$749
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$862
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$740
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$769
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$606
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$1041
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$563
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1162
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$1012
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$788
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$816
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$850
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$802
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$856
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$631
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$524
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$678
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$674
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$765
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$687
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$755
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$725
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$797
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500