Bogota vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bogota	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2414	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$441	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	85
😀 Quality of life	66	71
🏙️ Population	8.03M	9.07M

The cost of living in Bogota is 76% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5761st and 8245th ($976 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5073rd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Shenyang

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	Bogota	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$866	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.49%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1388	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.26	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8995	$24707

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Cities near Bogota

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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501