Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 95.2% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
$14.38
FCFA8,670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
$7.87
FCFA4,746
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
$2.30
FCFA1,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bogota
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
?? |
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
$4.29
FCFA2,589
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
$559.96
FCFA337,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
$360.53
FCFA217,371
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
$621.28
FCFA374,585
|
|
pay 30.5% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
$49.10
FCFA29,604
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,305,721
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
$4.85
FCFA2,926
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
$4.14
FCFA2,495
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
?? | |
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
$57.50
FCFA34,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
$60.00
FCFA36,175
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
$100.00
FCFA60,292
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
$55.00
FCFA33,161
|
|
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