Bogota vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$387
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
7.74M
17.7M

The cost of living in Bogota is 9% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6226th and 5948th ($868 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5388th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618