Bogota vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$387
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
91
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
7.74M
6.26M

The cost of living in Bogota is 28% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6226th and 4604th ($868 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Colombia and Chile, respectively. Check Colombia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5388th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Santiago

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Bogota Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$7298

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Cities near Bogota

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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534