Bogota vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$387
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$7795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
88
97
😀 Quality of life
59
97
🏙️ Population
7.74M
874K

The cost of living in Bogota is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6226th and 9th ($868 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5388th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$8.68
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$31050

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610