Bogota vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$494
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
8.03M
17.5M

The cost of living in Bogota is 13% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5223rd and 6106th ($1062 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5180th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Shenzhen

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Bogota Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$919
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$777
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$813
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$575
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$547
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$667
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$717
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$709
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$614
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$1019
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$719
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$789
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$750
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$738
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$592
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$992
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$537
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$1071
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$915
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$746
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$754
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$829
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$757
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$825
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$606
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$514
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$673
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$646
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$732
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$685
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$724
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$714
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$764
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$703

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638