Bogota vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$441
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
89
100
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
8.03M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bogota is 13% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5761st and 4879th ($976 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5073rd and 1383rd 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
$5.55
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$848
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$722
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$762
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$546
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$515
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$506
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$637
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$678
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$655
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$581
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$960
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$667
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$730
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$777
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$679
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$565
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$950
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$511
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1030
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$881
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$693
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$693
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$759
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$708
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$782
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$572
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$489
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$671
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$620
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$704
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$677
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$699
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$690
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$721
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753