Bogota vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$399
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
22
😀 Quality of life
60
57
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.96M

The cost of living in Bogota is 25% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6066th and 4480th ($883 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 5338th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$4103

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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 Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684