Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 47.3% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$3.30
COP12,864.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$5.50
COP21,440.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$0.64
COP2,478.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$0.49
COP1,905.55
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$1.12
COP4,376.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$2.42
COP9,459.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$3.66
COP14,266.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$1.75
COP6,835.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$1.79
COP6,991.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$0.97
COP3,792.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$0.38
COP1,462.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.48
COP1,880.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$0.50
COP1,968.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.40
COP1,557.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.36
COP1,397.22
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$2.09
COP8,159.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.00
COP120,922.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$13,189.68
COP51,456,184.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$12.53
COP48,883.37
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$19.84
COP77,382.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$340.12
COP1,326,882.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$253.13
COP987,504.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$53.15
COP207,333.43
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$189.88
COP740,764.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$5,125.13
COP19,994,402.99
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$0.99
COP3,859.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$1.20
COP4,693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$1.87
COP7,289.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$18.64
COP72,704.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$3.89
COP15,179.57
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$46.54
COP181,568.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$29.24
COP114,077.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$72.21
COP281,710.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$61.46
COP239,761.39
|
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