Bogota vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bogota	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2124	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$399	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	99
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	7.74M	4.84M

The cost of living in Bogota is 68% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6066th and 318th ($883 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5338th and 3rd 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	$5.62	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6983	$17934

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Cities near Bogota

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816