Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 51.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 52.2% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Colombia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
$54.94
R$278.69
|
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