Bogota vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$494
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
59
😀 Quality of life
65
81
🏙️ Population
8.03M
595K

The cost of living in Bogota is 15% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4678th ($1062 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Colombia and Latvia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5180th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Riga

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Bogota Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406