Bogota vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$387
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
88
87
😀 Quality of life
59
92
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.39M

The cost of living in Bogota is 74% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6226th and 45th ($868 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 36th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 5388th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$21468

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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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647