Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 44.8% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$5.93
R$30.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
$6.92
R$35.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
$1.07
R$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
$0.72
R$3.71
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
$1.61
R$8.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
$4.63
R$23.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
$4.23
R$21.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
$2.29
R$11.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
$1.82
R$9.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
$0.78
R$4.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
$0.53
R$2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
$0.43
R$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
$0.70
R$3.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
$0.48
R$2.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
$0.47
R$2.42
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
$4.59
R$23.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
$50.51
R$260.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
$23,730.52
R$122,373.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
$8.99
R$46.35
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
Bogota
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
$21.45
R$110.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
$384.72
R$1,983.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
$223.17
R$1,150.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
$65.73
R$338.98
|
|
pay 94.1% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
$383.64
R$1,978.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
$9,542.54
R$49,208.99
|
|
pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
$1.98
R$10.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
$1.62
R$8.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
$2.37
R$12.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
$23.91
R$123.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
$7.51
R$38.75
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
$46.01
R$237.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
$45.46
R$234.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
$75.98
R$391.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
$62.59
R$322.76
|
|
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