Bogota vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$399
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
88
62
😀 Quality of life
60
44
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.27M

The cost of living in Bogota is 1% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6066th and 6110th ($883 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5338th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952