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Bogota vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 0.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 34.9% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 1.5% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 43.0% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.6% less for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 FCFA9,046	$5.00 COP21,992.04	-65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.87 FCFA4,951	$6.93 COP30,469.51	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 FCFA1,448	$0.83 COP3,637.01	-64.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA939	$0.64 COP2,804.26	-57.3%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62 FCFA2,906	$1.34 COP5,899.51	-71.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA2,126	$2.21 COP9,721.58	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 FCFA5,107	$4.49 COP19,754.94	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,849	$2.14 COP9,395.98	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,358	$2.23 COP9,790.16	+3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA699	$1.19 COP5,238.13	+7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA471	$0.48 COP2,107.30	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA1,041	$0.55 COP2,438.41	-66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA730	$0.54 COP2,356.41	-53.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA528	$0.48 COP2,130.02	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA357	$0.46 COP2,043.48	-18.1%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,701	$3.50 COP15,409.25	-18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA14,745	$40.16 COP176,634.82	+71.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA18,458,094	$15,009.35 COP66,017,265.30	-48.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.45 FCFA7,831	$12.69 COP55,820.14	+1.9%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 43.0% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.25 FCFA25,945	$23.88 COP105,030.18	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.16 FCFA370,599	$428.11 COP1,883,003.03	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.53 FCFA226,785	$314.08 COP1,381,455.31	-12.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$621.28 FCFA390,808	$64.50 COP283,691.75	-89.6%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.10 FCFA30,886	$231.19 COP1,016,869.02	+370.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA5,535,502	$7,422.81 COP32,648,538.48	-15.6%
Average			+177.6%

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pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.85 FCFA3,052	$1.15 COP5,078.25	-76.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.14 FCFA2,603	$1.43 COP6,311.54	-65.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA2,044	$2.31 COP10,156.50	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.25 FCFA25,945	$21.38 COP94,025.77	-48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.34 FCFA3,988	$4.62 COP20,313.00	-27.2%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Brazzaville	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA36,169	$51.44 COP226,275.49	-10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA37,742	$42.05 COP184,940.39	-29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA62,903	$84.96 COP373,693.49	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA34,597	$71.30 COP313,618.69	+29.6%
Average			-6.4%

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