Bogota vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$388	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	89	63
😀 Quality of life	60	38
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.27M

The cost of living in Bogota is 4% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6104th and 5917th ($887 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5261st and 7204th 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	$6.16	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$3805

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003