Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 4.8% more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 13.3% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 12.2% more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Sao Paulo, you would:

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$48.72	$7.72 COP24,429.38	-13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 R$48.72	$10.19 COP32,246.79	+13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 R$7.62	$1.34 COP4,254.91	-4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.72	$0.87 COP2,746.60	+0.1%
Average			-2.6%

Sao Paulo vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 R$10.09	$2.42 COP7,666.90	+30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 R$33.74	$3.93 COP12,422.98	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 R$25.15	$6.14 COP19,419.81	+32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 R$15.24	$3.39 COP10,734.27	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 R$13.00	$3.30 COP10,455.10	+38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 R$6.83	$1.56 COP4,945.64	+24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.48	$0.81 COP2,547.89	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.90	$0.87 COP2,767.03	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.76	$0.79 COP2,492.18	-10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 R$3.51	$0.65 COP2,060.02	+0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 R$3.12	$0.63 COP1,979.10	+9.0%
Average			+9.4%

Sao Paulo vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 R$26.69	$4.90 COP15,504.16	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.37 R$263.05	$49.41 COP156K	+2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,890.58 R$130K	$23,161.08 COP73M	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.76 R$53.05	$20.84 COP65,959.33	+113.7%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 13.3% more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.16 R$120.51	$29.75 COP94,134.56	+34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.54 R$3,570.52	$779.14 COP2M	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.66 R$2,282.26	$440.22 COP1M	+4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.32 R$436.79	$93.36 COP295K	+16.2%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.90 R$2,887.26	$463.22 COP1M	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,300.72 R$88,649.86	$8,195.93 COP26M	-49.7%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 R$16.24	$2.01 COP6,351.64	-32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 R$13.90	$2.52 COP7,968.72	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 R$16.24	$4.32 COP13,680.45	+44.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 R$195.06	$33.42 COP106K	-6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.95 R$54.14	$7.72 COP24,429.38	-22.4%
Average			-11.9%

Sao Paulo vs. Bogota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.57 R$356.61	$82.94 COP262K	+26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.53 R$334.62	$47.35 COP150K	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.31 R$540.10	$141.13 COP447K	+42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.35 R$496.78	$104.65 COP331K	+14.6%
Average			+12.2%

Sao Paulo vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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