Bogota vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$441
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$424
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
96
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
8.03M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bogota is 11% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5761st and 6334th ($976 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5073rd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$866
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1958
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1388
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8995
$22402

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634