Bogota vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$387
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
42
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
7.74M
316K

The cost of living in Bogota is 27% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6226th and 4621st ($868 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 0.4 months in San Salvador. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5388th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$4693

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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
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697