Bogota vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bogota	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$868	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2128	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	59	99
🏙️ Population	7.74M	4.84M

The cost of living in Bogota is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6226th and 312th ($868 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5388th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Sydney

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	Bogota	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.9	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.44%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1631	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.32	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.52	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7593	$18951

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Cities near Bogota

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754