Bogota vs Budapest vs Lisbon vs Medellin vs Rio de Janeiro

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Population	10,978,360	1,768,073	517,000	2,427,000	6,718,903
Official language(s)	Spanish	Hungarian	Portuguese	Spanish	Portuguese
Level of English	Low	High	Very high	Low	Low
Main airport	El Dorado International Airport (BOG)	Budapest Ferihegy International Airport (BUD)	Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)	José María Córdova International Airport (MDE)	Galeão International Airport
Most common months to visit	January - March, December	March - June, September - November	March - May, September, October	January - April, December	January - March, December
Currency	COP - Colombian Peso ($)	HUF - Hungarian Forint (Ft)	EUR - Euro (€)	COP - Colombian Peso ($)	BRL - Brazilian Real (R$)
Credit cards	Accepted everywhere	Accepted almost everywhere, cash needed for small shops	Accepted almost everywhere (less for AMEX)	Accepted in some places	Accepted everywhere
Remote worker visa	No	No	Yes	No	No
Average monthly costs	$1097	$1230	$1984	$1293	$1833
Rent	$480	$499	$965	$732	$1066
Groceries	$82	$108	$136	$87	$95
Dining out	$174	$202	$271	$131	$210
Cafe	$22	$29	$37	$18	$25
Coworking space	$77	$120	$164	$96	$130
Mobile internet	$11	$9	$24	$16	$7
Public transportation	$23	$36	$63	$21	$33
Taxis	$28	$27	$27	$14	$14
Shared bicycles and scooters	$17	$13	$18	$0	$16
Sport and cultural events	$22	$24	$29	$8	$55
Museums and sights	$7	$7	$24	$9	$26
Nightlife	$46	$43	$47	$73	$54
Gym	$15	$37	$65	$15	$31
Yoga	$57	$48	$65	$54	$40
Massage	$37	$26	$50	$20	$32
SIM card options	Tigo, Movistar, Claro	Vodafone, Telenor	Vodafone	Claro, Tigo	Tim, Claro, Vivo
Tipping	10% service included in all bills, not required or expected at bars without table service	10 - 15% at restaurants and bars	5-10% for restaurants, not common at bars	Tip 10% in restaurants	10% usually included in restaurants, 10% at bars and cafes with table service is common
Taxi apps	Uber, Cabify	Bolt, Fotaxi	Uber, FreeNow	EasyTaxi	Easy Taxi, 99 Taxi, Uber
Tap water	Not drinkable	Drinkable	Drinkable	Not drinkable	Not drinkable
Overall cuisine	Latin American. Dishes with beef, pork and chicken are often mixed with flour-based foods and fruity desserts. Heavy influence from the Andes and other Colombian regions.	Magyar cuisine makes extensive use of creams, cheeses and sauces primarily in beef, chicken and pork dishes, mixed with seasonal vegetables, fruits and rich desserts.	Fresh seafood, meats, soup, sausages and famous pastries	A blend of indigenous and European traditions with rice, maize, cassava, assorted legumes, and meats	Emphasis on rice, beans, pork and beef with a variety of root vegetables and fresh fruits. Fresh seafood is also very common.
Local food specialities	Arepas, ajiaco santaferense, buñuelos, patacones, té de coca, changua	Goulash, Fisherman's soup, Főzelék, Somloi Galuska, Pörkölt and Paprikás, Kürtös Kalács, Hungarian Lecsó, Lángos	Bacalhau à bras, sardinhas, petiscos, leitão, polvo à lagareiro, pasteis de nata, bifana	Bandeja paisa, ajiaco, mondongo, empanada, and arepa	Feijoada, bolinho de bacalhau, fried sardines, caldo verde, pao de queijo and brigadeiros.
Eat like a local	Local family restaurants and those from other regions. Menú del día. Community markets and sports bars.	Local markets, cafés, taverns, street food, traditional restaurants	Tascas, snack bars, seafood restaurants	Street stalls for empanada and arepa with cheese, restaurants for traditional Colombian food	The "snack capital" of Brazil, Rio is a perfect place to try street food as well as the wide varieties of small, traditional eateries and churrascarias easily found across the city.
Vegetarian / vegan options	104 options on Happy Cow	47 options on HappyCow	401 listings on Happy Cow	153 listings on Happy Cow	54 options on Happy Cow