Bogota vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$388	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	92
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	8.03M	548K

The cost of living in Bogota is 60% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6104th and 1356th ($887 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Colombia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5261st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs The Hague

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	Bogota	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530