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Bogota vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 0.9% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 4.3% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 28.9% more in Bogota

The cost of clothing, transportation, and housing in Bogota are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$39.17	$5.12 COP18,824.89	-31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$34.28	$7.68 COP28,237.33	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 R$7.16	$1.09 COP4,011.27	-19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 R$4.76	$0.69 COP2,526.36	-24.2%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 R$9.50	$1.50 COP5,518.17	-17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 R$22.94	$2.64 COP9,699.65	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 R$22.79	$4.93 COP18,114.61	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 R$10.84	$2.19 COP8,041.65	+6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 R$9.48	$2.56 COP9,429.18	+42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 R$5.84	$1.37 COP5,025.88	+23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.91	$0.48 COP1,773.01	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.78	$0.69 COP2,545.64	-3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.66	$0.61 COP2,249.90	-12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.17	$0.60 COP2,190.12	-1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.78	$0.58 COP2,126.69	+9.3%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 R$22.46	$4.02 COP14,799.98	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.48 R$212.71	$43.77 COP161K	+8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,595.53 R$108K	$17,277.24 COP64M	-16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 R$37.31	$15.87 COP58,357.15	+123.5%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 4.3% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.70 R$103.48	$28.12 COP103K	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.63 R$2,609.32	$468.73 COP2M	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.11 R$1,807.99	$349.03 COP1M	+1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.68 R$434.40	$65.10 COP239K	-21.3%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$544.48 R$2,860.76	$323.97 COP1M	-40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,471.41 R$65,525.92	$9,101.91 COP33M	-27.0%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$9.79	$1.28 COP4,706.22	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 R$10.87	$1.90 COP7,003.97	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$10.77	$2.99 COP10,989.03	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 R$147.83	$26.93 COP99,026.75	-4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$37.21	$5.12 COP18,824.89	-27.7%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 28.9% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.68 R$245.28	$63.64 COP234K	+36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 R$226.04	$44.73 COP164K	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.54 R$412.65	$103.65 COP381K	+32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.36 R$332.92	$90.70 COP334K	+43.1%
Average			+28.9%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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