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Brazzaville vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 84.5% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 79.3% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 30.1% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Bogota. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bogota	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,840.13	$14.38 FCFA9,148	+187.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP30,259.04	$7.87 FCFA5,007	+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,611.88	$2.30 FCFA1,464	+178.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,784.89	$1.49 FCFA949	+134.1%
Average			+128.4%

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pay 79.3% more for groceries

	Bogota	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,858.76	$4.62 FCFA2,939	+244.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,654.43	$3.38 FCFA2,150	+52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,618.48	$8.12 FCFA5,165	+80.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,331.08	$2.94 FCFA1,870	+37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,722.53	$2.16 FCFA1,373	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,201.95	$1.11 FCFA707	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,092.74	$0.75 FCFA476	+56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,421.57	$1.66 FCFA1,053	+198.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,340.13	$1.16 FCFA739	+116.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,115.31	$0.84 FCFA534	+73.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP2,029.36	$0.57 FCFA361	+22.0%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Bogota	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP15,302.81	$4.29 FCFA2,731	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP175,414.70	$23.44 FCFA14,911	-41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP65,561,245.83	$29,343.54 FCFA18,666,635	+95.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP55,434.55	$12.45 FCFA7,920	-1.9%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Bogota	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP104,304.68	$41.25 FCFA26,238	+72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,869,996.04	$589.16 FCFA374,786	+37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,371,912.80	$360.53 FCFA229,347	+14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP281,732.13	$621.28 FCFA395,223	+863.2%
Average			+247.1%

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

	Bogota	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP1,009,844.91	$49.10 FCFA31,235	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP32,423,016.12	$8,800.00 FCFA5,598,043	+18.6%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP5,043.17	$4.85 FCFA3,087	+320.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,267.94	$4.14 FCFA2,632	+188.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP10,086.35	$3.25 FCFA2,067	+40.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP93,376.28	$41.25 FCFA26,238	+92.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP20,172.69	$6.34 FCFA4,033	+37.3%
Average			+135.9%

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Bogota	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP224,712.47	$57.50 FCFA36,578	+11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP183,662.90	$60.00 FCFA38,168	+42.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP371,112.17	$100.00 FCFA63,614	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP311,452.35	$55.00 FCFA34,988	-22.9%
Average			+12.3%

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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: January 2025

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