Brazil vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$307
$317
🏘️ Family rent
$543
$537
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$97.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$369
💸 GDP per capita
$10044
$6980
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
40
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
92
77
😀 Quality of life
39
36
🏙️ Population
203M
49.1M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($705) is 4% less expensive than in Colombia ($735). Brazil ranked 135th vs 130th 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 116th and 131st 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
$5.21
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.37
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$78.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
13.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1067
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.1
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$3.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$6.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8118
$5687

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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
$1012
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$955
6.21M
Brasilia
$806
2.82M
Salvador
$741
2.42M
Manaus
$798
2.06M
Curitiba
$766
1.77M
Belo Horizonte
$787
2.32M
Recife
$776
1.49M
Campinas
$803
1.21M
Santo Andre
$644
749K
Belem
$770
1.3M
Porto Alegre
$794
1.33M
Fortaleza
$717
2.43M
Goiania
$656
1.44M
Guarulhos
$691
1.29M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
697K
Joinville
$680
616K
Uberlandia
$638
713K
Maceio
$630
958K
Ribeirao Preto
$673
698K
Sao Luis
$692
1.04M
Joao Pessoa
$669
834K
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
644K
Teresina
$576
868K
Duque de Caxias
$636
887K
Florianopolis
$826
537K
Osasco
$686
743K
Niteroi
$773
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
811K
Petrolina
$412
387K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K