cost
Cost of Living Index
Cartagena77.4 / 0
Bogotá68.6 / 100
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Bogotá wins on 13 of 22 metrics compared to Cartagena.
Top trade-offs
Cartagena leads safety, jobs, and health; Bogotá leads cost, rent, and housing.
cost
Cartagena
77.4
city
Bogotá
68.6
city
safety
Cartagena
61.3
city
Bogotá
49.3
city
housing
Cartagena
$3,174
city
Bogotá
$2,377
city
housing
Cartagena
11.6x
city
Bogotá
10.5x
city
jobs
Cartagena
$1,069/mo
city
Bogotá
$2,942/mo
city
jobs
Cartagena
8.2%
city
Bogotá
10.2%
city
health
Cartagena
67.7
city
Bogotá
69.6
city
health
Cartagena
75.2 years
city
Bogotá
73.1 years
city
environment
Cartagena
37.2 ug/m3
city
Bogotá
35.6 ug/m3
city
environment
Cartagena
62.3
city
Bogotá
57.1
city
infrastructure
Cartagena
137 Mbps
city
Bogotá
74 Mbps
city
demographics
Cartagena
1.3%
city
Bogotá
2.2%
city
education
Cartagena
71.7
city
Bogotá
75
city
transport
Cartagena
83.7
city
Bogotá
87.6
city
safety
Cartagena
32.5 per 100k
city
Bogotá
31.2 per 100k
city
safety
Cartagena
46.9 per 100k
city
Bogotá
42.7 per 100k
city
health
Cartagena
20.3%
city
Bogotá
31.4%
city
quality
Cartagena
6.5
city
Bogotá
5
city
housing
Cartagena
$12,398/sqm
city
Bogotá
$5,008/sqm
city
religion
Cartagena
51.8%
city
Bogotá
27.5%
city
religion
Cartagena
34.2%
city
Bogotá
38.0%
city
religion
Cartagena
76.6%
city
Bogotá
73.2%
city