Bogota vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$399
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
7.74M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bogota is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6066th and 4461st ($883 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5338th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Shanghai

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Bogota Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740