Bogota vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bogota | Washington | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bogota is 72% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6226th and 93rd ($868 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 74th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 5388th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bogota vs Washington
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| Bogota | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Bogota
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 10 mi |  Soacha | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Facatativa | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 72 km or 44 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Girardot | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Ibague | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Tunja | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Manizales | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Salento | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Duitama | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Armenia | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Pereira | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Yopal | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Cartago | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Neiva | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Envigado | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Tulua | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Medellin | |
| 252 km or 157 mi | Bello | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Palmira | |
| 294 km or 182 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Cali | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Quibdo | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Popayan | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Florencia | |
| 392 km or 244 mi |  Rubio | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | San Antonio del Tachira | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Cucuta | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | San Cristobal | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Tariba | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Ocana | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | La Grita | |
| 458 km or 285 mi | Arauca | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Guasdualito | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Turbo | |
| 503 km or 312 mi | Monteria |
Cities near Washington
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 km or 1.5 mi |  Georgetown | |
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi | Bailey's Crossroads | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Alexandria | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Bethesda | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Silver Spring | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | College Park | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Springfield | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Greenbelt | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Rockville | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Fairfax | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Bowie | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Laurel | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Reston | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Waldorf | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Gaithersburg | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Herndon | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Woodbridge | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Marumsco | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Centreville | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Germantown | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Columbia | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Manassas | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Ashburn | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Annapolis | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Catonsville | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Leesburg | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Eldersburg | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Baltimore | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Owings Mills | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Frederick | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Fredericksburg | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Charles Town | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Edgewood | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Bel Air South | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Bel Air North | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Hanover | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Hagerstown | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Winchester | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Waynesboro | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | York |