Bogota vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$387
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
88
22
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
7.74M
1.96M

The cost of living in Bogota is 17% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6226th and 5280th ($868 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th 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 5th in Mexico, while ranked 5388th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$2656

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644