Bogota vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bogota	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2414	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$441	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	38
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	8.03M	549K

The cost of living in Bogota is 40% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5761st and 3402nd ($976 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 5073rd and 300th 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	$5.55	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$866	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.49%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1388	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.26	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8995	$6103

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Cities near Bogota

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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763