Bogota vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2605
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$494
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
22
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
8.03M
1.96M

The cost of living in Bogota is 18% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4578th ($1062 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bogota compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 5180th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Tijuana

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Bogota Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1513
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9014
$4857

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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 Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667