Brazil vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$1927
🏠 One person rent
$316
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$517
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$412
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$6947
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
6.95
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
39
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
92
77
😀 Quality of life
41
40
🏙️ Population
203M
52.3M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($726) is 8% less expensive than in Colombia ($789). Brazil ranked 142nd vs 131st for Colombia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brazil compared to 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 115th and 119th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Brazil and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 50 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Brazil Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$612
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.3
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$85.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$22.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
12.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$1521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$1165
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$36.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.4
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.1
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.1
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.69
$6.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8305
$6114

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Colombia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1047
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$947
6.21M
Brasilia
$882
2.82M
Manaus
$798
2.06M
Belo Horizonte
$815
2.32M
Salvador
$767
2.42M
Curitiba
$819
1.77M
Campinas
$814
1.21M
Fortaleza
$768
2.43M
Santo Andre
$648
749K
Recife
$748
1.49M
Porto Alegre
$797
1.33M
Uberlandia
$674
713K
Goiania
$793
1.44M
Guarulhos
$695
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$793
697K
Campo Grande
$636
898K
Belem
$801
1.3M
Ribeirao Preto
$693
699K
Joinville
$698
616K
Maceio
$690
958K
Sao Luis
$736
1.04M
Duque de Caxias
$660
887K
Joao Pessoa
$731
834K
Niteroi
$750
497K
Teresina
$578
868K
Florianopolis
$899
537K
Osasco
$700
729K
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$712
644K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$717
811K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$919
8.03M
Medellin
$938
2.53M
Cali
$754
2.47M
Barranquilla
$808
1.33M
Cartagena
$919
915K
Cucuta
$566
806K
Soledad
$849
676K
Soacha
$822
783K
Pereira
$676
591K
Bucaramanga
$667
615K
Manizales
$652
454K
Bello
$866
562K
Villavicencio
$521
664K
Valledupar
$627
544K
Buenaventura
$750
424K
Ibague
$510
546K
Santa Marta
$907
516K
Pasto
$585
411K
Palmira
$691
359K
Neiva
$556
380K
Monteria
$635
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1042
300K
Popayan
$553
301K
Floridablanca
$656
267K
Envigado
$910
229K
Armenia
$648
301K
Sincelejo
$522
287K
Tulua
$489
219K
Tumaco
$606
213K
Florencia
$467
192K