Bogota vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$399
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
78
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
7.74M
662K

The cost of living in Bogota is 66% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6066th and 587th ($883 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5338th and 60th 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
$5.62
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$14942

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Cities near Bogota

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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758