Bogota vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$387
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
7.74M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bogota is 24% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6226th and 4780th ($868 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5388th and 571st 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
$5.45
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$31401

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774