Bogota vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bogota	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2124	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$399	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$359
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	94
😀 Quality of life	60	62
🏙️ Population	7.74M	6.78M

The cost of living in Bogota is 13% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6066th and 5234th ($883 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 5338th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Bogota	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.62	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6983	$10845

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Cities near Bogota

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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620