Bogota vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$388	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	42
😀 Quality of life	60	50
🏙️ Population	8.03M	316K

The cost of living in Bogota is 26% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6104th and 4469th ($887 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Colombia and El Salvador, respectively. Check Colombia vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5261st and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs San Salvador

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	Bogota	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$5642

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701