Bogota vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$399
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
94
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
7.74M
592K

The cost of living in Bogota is 56% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6066th and 1756th ($883 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Colombia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5338th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$12166

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413