Bogota vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$399
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
88
87
😀 Quality of life
60
91
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.39M

The cost of living in Bogota is 74% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6066th and 26th ($883 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5338th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$18429

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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

Cities near San Diego

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606