Bogota vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$399
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
61
😀 Quality of life
60
79
🏙️ Population
7.74M
606K

The cost of living in Bogota is 22% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6066th and 4604th ($883 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Colombia and Latvia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5338th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$13518

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257