Bogota vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bogota	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2605	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	65	98
🏙️ Population	8.03M	5.45M

The cost of living in Bogota is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5223rd and 348th ($1062 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5180th and 2nd 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	$6.44	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$978	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9014	$21946

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$919
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$777
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$813
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$575
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$547
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$667
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$717
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$709
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$614
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1019
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$719
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$789
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$750
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$738
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$592
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$992
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$537
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1071
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$915
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$746
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$829
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$757
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$825
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$606
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$514
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$673
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$646
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$732
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$685
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$724
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$714
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$764
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864