Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Brazil

Brasilia vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 17.9% cheaper than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 15.0% less in Brasilia
Housing: pay 33.7% less in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 92.2% more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 24.6% less in Brasilia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Brasilia are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Brasilia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Brasilia.

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Brasilia vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brasilia instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,429.38	$8.96 R$48.72	+16.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,246.79	$8.46 R$46.02	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,254.91	$1.49 R$8.12	+11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,746.60	$0.95 R$5.16	+9.4%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	Bogota	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,666.90	$2.06 R$11.22	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,422.98	$5.88 R$31.98	+49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,419.81	$4.06 R$22.10	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,734.27	$2.48 R$13.47	-27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,455.10	$1.83 R$9.93	-44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,945.64	$1.10 R$6.00	-29.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,547.89	$0.68 R$3.72	-15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,767.03	$0.60 R$3.27	-31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,492.18	$0.75 R$4.10	-4.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,060.02	$0.55 R$2.97	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,979.10	$0.48 R$2.62	-22.9%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 15.0% less for transportation

	Bogota	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,504.16	$4.94 R$26.88	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP156K	$36.03 R$195.97	-27.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP73M	$23,669.59 R$129K	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP65,959.33	$8.24 R$44.82	-60.5%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 33.7% less for housing

	Bogota	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,134.56	$22.23 R$120.87	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$503.69 R$2,739.28	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$275.14 R$1,496.32	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP295K	$74.47 R$404.99	-20.2%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 92.2% more for childcare

	Bogota	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$826.32 R$4,493.83	+78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$16,972.69 R$92,304.29	+107.1%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,351.64	$2.39 R$12.99	+19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,968.72	$2.66 R$14.45	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,680.45	$2.48 R$13.51	-42.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$33.99 R$184.85	+1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,429.38	$7.96 R$43.31	+3.1%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 24.6% less for clothing

	Bogota	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP262K	$56.09 R$305.03	-32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$44.24 R$240.59	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP447K	$85.37 R$464.26	-39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP331K	$88.39 R$480.70	-15.5%
Average			-24.6%

Bogota vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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