Bogota vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2723
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$500
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$660
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
59
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
8.03M
595K

The cost of living in Bogota is 12% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4996th and 4631st ($1106 vs $1254) 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 0.6 months in Bogota compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4429th and 657th 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
$7.13
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8706
$18197

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391