Bogota, Colombia, differentiates itself with low living costs. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in housing, tolerance and outdoors.
Bogota is one of the top ten city matches for 1.4% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $710.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $570.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.92 |
| Small apartment | $430.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $5.60 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $1.60 |
| A beer | $0.96 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $1.70 |
| Bread | $0.41 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.91 |
| Lunch | $4.60 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $46.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $35.00 |
| Movie ticket | $4.20 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $28.40 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 6 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.44 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.39 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 35 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.76 |
| Meetups groups | 200 |
| Meetups members | 130733 |
| Number of investors | 26 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 107 |
| Number of upcoming meetup events | 36 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.48 |
| Startup events | 17 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.41 |
| Startups [score] | 0.70 |
| Total number of startups | 149 |
Venture Capital| Funding accelerator names | Wayra CO |
|---|---|
| Number of funding accelerators | 1 |
| Venture capital [score] | 0.13 |
Travel Connectivity| Airport hub | 76 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.38 |
Commute| Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Colombia/Bogotá |
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| Traffic handling [score] | 0.45 |
Business Freedom| Business freedom | 78.20 |
|---|---|
| Business freedom [score] | 0.73 |
| Freedom from corruption | 37.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.27 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 77.60 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.76 |
| Time to open a business | 9.00 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.91 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.27 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 26 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 6 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.29 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.97 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.63 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.45 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.61 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 74.75 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.49 |
Education| Best university in ranking | University of the Andes |
|---|---|
| Best university ranking | 550 |
| Country mean scores in PISA math test | 375.12 |
| Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 403.40 |
| Country mean scores in PISA science test | 398.68 |
| PISA math ranking (high school) | 49 |
| PISA ranking | 48 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.21 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 40 |
| PISA science (high school) | 46 |
| Percent of happy students | 0.80 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.74 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.51 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.56 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.00 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.00 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.00 |
| University quality [score] | 0.10 |
Environmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.20 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.33 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.72 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.49 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 2982.35 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | COP |
| GDP growth rate | 0.05 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.69 |
| GDP per capita | $13430.45 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.23 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.10 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.27 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.70 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 239 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.16 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 10.45 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.19 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.40 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 8.94 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 70 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.54 |
| Cinemas | 61 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.75 |
| Comedy clubs | 28 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.92 |
| Concert venues | 44 |
| Concerts [score] | 0.58 |
| Historical sites | 71 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.62 |
| Museums | 57 |
| Museums [score] | 0.62 |
| Performing art venues | 42 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.69 |
| Sport venues | 75 |
| Sports [score] | 0.76 |
| Zoos | 14 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.66 |
Tolerance| LGBT Equality Index | 89.16 |
|---|---|
| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.91 |
| LGBT adoption rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✖ Not banned |
| LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | Sexual orientation only |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | Sexual orientation only |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Legal |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.80 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.99 |
|---|---|
| Median peak in meters | 3570.00 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 2613.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.50 |
Costs of living in Bogotá are in the least expensive 20 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly lower compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Bogotá will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $46 |
|---|---|
 Movie ticket | $4 |
 Broadband internet connection | $29 |
 Monthly public transport | $35 |
 Lunch | $5 |
Software Engineer salaries in Bogota are below average. For this job type, Bogota ranks 184th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Bogota.
The overall crime rate puts Bogota in position 234 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Bogotá (, , ; Spanish pronunciation: [boɣoˈta] ( listen)), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fé de Bogotá between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia administered as the Capital District, although often thought of as part of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the political, economic, administrative, industrial, artistic, cultural, and sports center of the country.
Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on August 6, 1538, by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh expedition into the Andes conquering the Muisca. The Muisca were the indigenous inhabitants of the region and called the settlement where Bogotá was founded Bacatá, which in the Chibcha language means "The Lady of the Andes." Further, the word 'Andes' in the Aymara language means "shining mountain," thus rendering the full lexical signification of Bogotá as "The Lady of the shining mountain." After the Battle of Boyacá on August 7, 1819, Bogotá became the capital of the independent nation of Gran Colombia. Since the Viceroyalty of New Granada's independence from the Spanish Empire and during the formation of present-day Colombia, Bogotá has remained the capital of this territory.
The city is located in the center of Colombia, on a high plateau known as the Bogotá savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes. It is the third-highest capital in South America (after Quito and La Paz), at an average of 2,640 metres (8,660 ft) above sea level. Subdivided into 20 localities, Bogotá has an area of 1,587 square kilometres (613 square miles) and a relatively cool climate that is constant through the year.
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