Bogota vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bogota	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2414	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$441	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1020
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	89	49
😀 Quality of life	66	64
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.48M

The cost of living in Bogota is 16% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5761st and 4791st ($976 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5073rd and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Zapopan

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	Bogota	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$866	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.49%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1388	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.26	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8995	$5862

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$848
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$722
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$762
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$546
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$515
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$506
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$637
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$678
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$655
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$581
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$960
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$667
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$730
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$777
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$679
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$565
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$511
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1030
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$881
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$693
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$759
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$708
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$782
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$572
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$489
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$671
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$620
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$704
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$677
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$699
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$690
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$721
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$663

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926