Bogota vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$494
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
8.03M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bogota is 6% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4971st ($1062 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5180th and 1655th 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
$6.44
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765