Bogota vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bogota | Cali | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 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 19% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6226th and 6748th ($868 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th in Colombia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Colombia, and 5388th vs 6170th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bogota vs Cali
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| Bogota | Cali | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Cali
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 17 mi | Palmira | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Tulua | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Popayan | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Neiva | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Armenia | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Cartago | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Salento | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Pereira | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Ibague | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Girardot | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Manizales | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Florencia | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Quibdo | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Pasto | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Facatativa | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Soacha | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Bogota | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Tumaco | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Ipiales | |
| 321 km or 200 mi | Envigado | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Medellin | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 339 km or 210 mi | Bello | |
| 386 km or 240 mi |  Ibarra | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Tunja | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Esmeraldas | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Quito | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Duitama | |
| 471 km or 293 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Yopal | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Santo Domingo | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Turbo | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 556 km or 346 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 571 km or 354 mi | Ambato | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Quevedo | |
| 596 km or 370 mi | Monteria |