Bogota vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$387
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
88
62
😀 Quality of life
59
39
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.27M

The cost of living in Bogota is 11% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6226th and 5883rd ($868 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Colombia and South Africa, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 5388th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$4830

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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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045