Bogota vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
78
😀 Quality of life
59
92
🏙️ Population
7.74M
662K

The cost of living in Bogota is 67% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6226th and 512th ($868 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 5388th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Vancouver

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Bogota Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$16245

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Cities near Bogota

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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743