Bogota vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$387
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
61
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
7.74M
605K

The cost of living in Bogota is 26% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6226th and 4672nd ($868 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5388th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363