Cost of living comparison
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Colombia vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary
Colombia is 48.4% more expensive than Brazil overall.
Colombia vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Colombia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 22.3% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.38
R$32.28
|
$7.09
COP22,489.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
R$38.69
|
$9.93
COP31,528.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
R$6.29
|
$1.50
COP4,759.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
R$3.77
|
$1.15
COP3,637.93
|
|
Brazil vs. Colombia - Cost of restaurants
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
R$8.52
|
$2.08
COP6,604.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
R$23.94
|
$3.94
COP12,511.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
R$20.72
|
$5.55
COP17,600.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.26
R$11.46
|
$3.08
COP9,765.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
R$9.81
|
$4.90
COP15,548.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
R$5.00
|
$1.60
COP5,080.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.08
|
$0.63
COP1,990.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$2.74
|
$0.72
COP2,297.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
R$3.50
|
$0.88
COP2,778.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.69
|
$0.68
COP2,174.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.46
|
$0.64
COP2,046.26
|
|
Brazil vs. Colombia - Cost of groceries
pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
R$23.98
|
$4.89
COP15,507.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.86
R$232.15
|
$57.51
COP183K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,586.89
R$119K
|
$24,696.92
COP78M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
R$47.53
|
$21.04
COP66,775.93
|
|
Brazil vs. Colombia - Cost of transportation
pay 94.7% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.44
R$103.47
|
$27.89
COP88,530.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$357.22
R$1,808.43
|
$745.73
COP2M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$237.92
R$1,204.46
|
$482.25
COP2M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.99
R$313.85
|
$101.48
COP322K
|
|
Brazil vs. Colombia - Cost of housing
pay 35.3% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$316.73
R$1,603.45
|
$597.35
COP2M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,251.15
R$41,771.44
|
$8,009.31
COP25M
|
|
Brazil vs. Colombia - Cost of childcare
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
R$10.12
|
$2.59
COP8,214.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
R$10.23
|
$2.72
COP8,641.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
R$12.44
|
$4.03
COP12,788.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.59
R$134.59
|
$41.34
COP131K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.17
R$36.30
|
$6.65
COP21,122.50
|
|
Brazil vs. Colombia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 42.5% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.36
R$275.19
|
$82.92
COP263K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.01
R$253.16
|
$53.80
COP171K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.76
R$444.28
|
$134.00
COP425K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.90
R$353.85
|
$115.03
COP365K
|
|
Brazil vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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