Bogota vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$387
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
7.74M
11.5M

The cost of living in Bogota is 14% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6226th and 5616th ($868 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5388th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629