Bogota vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$388
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$3246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
78
😀 Quality of life
60
92
🏙️ Population
8.03M
662K

The cost of living in Bogota is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6104th and 819th ($887 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5261st and 86th 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
$6.16
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.24%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8398
$17240

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Cities near Bogota

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$794
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$674
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$709
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$497
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$493
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$529
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$563
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$605
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$534
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$882
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$598
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$680
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$722
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$649
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$557
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$897
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$513
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$906
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$839
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$666
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$657
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$748
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$705
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$742
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$477
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$410
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$599
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$562
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$650
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$618
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$649
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$665
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$664
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$645

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759