Bogota vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bogota	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2124	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$399	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	39
😀 Quality of life	60	87
🏙️ Population	7.74M	549K

The cost of living in Bogota is 47% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6066th and 2827th ($883 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 5338th and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Quebec City

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	Bogota	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.62	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6983	$6211

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Cities near Bogota

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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813