Bogota vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$388
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
8.03M
11.5M

The cost of living in Bogota is 9% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6104th and 5654th ($887 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5261st and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.24%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8398
$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611