Bogota vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$399
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
60
80
🏙️ Population
7.74M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bogota is 6% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6066th and 5744th ($883 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5338th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584