Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 10.1% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 17.0% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 37.6% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 9.0 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.0% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+106.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-34.1%
Average			+17.0%

Brazzaville vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$2.42 COP7,690.34	-49.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-51.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.81 COP2,555.68	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-47.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-40.8%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$49.41 COP157K	+111.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$23,161.08 COP74M	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+67.0%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$779.14 COP2M	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$440.22 COP1M	-2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$93.36 COP296K	-85.2%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$463.22 COP1M	+804.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,195.93 COP26M
Average			+804.5%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$33.42 COP106K	+29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+34.9%
Average			-13.6%

Brazzaville vs. Bogota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$82.94 COP263K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.35 COP150K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$141.13 COP448K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$104.65 COP332K

Brazzaville vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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