Bogota vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$388	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	60
😀 Quality of life	60	66
🏙️ Population	8.03M	342K

The cost of living in Bogota is 33% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6104th and 4143rd ($887 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Colombia and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5261st and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Bogota	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$12527

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903