Bogota vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$494
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
90
63
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.27M

The cost of living in Bogota is 0.5% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5223rd and 5251st ($1062 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Colombia and South Africa, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5180th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Soweto

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Bogota Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$4370

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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 Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950