Cost of living comparison

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Mexico City vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 58.2% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 60.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 10.3% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 72.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 34.0% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bolivia, you would:

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pay 63.3% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.05 BOB21.07	$9.93 MX$197.86	+225.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 BOB47.71	$7.45 MX$148.40	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 BOB6.49	$1.08 MX$21.51	+14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 BOB5.08	$0.77 MX$15.40	+5.0%
Average			+63.3%

Bolivia vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.2% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 BOB8.74	$2.45 MX$48.87	+93.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.34 BOB16.17	$4.87 MX$96.99	+107.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.62 BOB25.01	$5.51 MX$109.75	+52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 BOB13.38	$2.18 MX$43.50	+12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 BOB10.67	$3.57 MX$71.16	+131.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 BOB6.57	$1.22 MX$24.35	+28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.08	$0.67 MX$13.34	+50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 BOB3.72	$0.80 MX$15.92	+48.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB4.35	$0.83 MX$16.49	+31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 BOB4.29	$0.85 MX$16.96	+37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BOB3.37	$0.83 MX$16.49	+69.3%
Average			+60.2%

Bolivia vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.00 BOB13.83	$4.64 MX$92.41	+131.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.96 BOB179.26	$17.87 MX$356.15	-31.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,221.21 BOB112,018.63	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.22 BOB91.32	$3.47 MX$69.25	-73.7%
Average			+10.3%

Bolivia vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.7% more for housing

	Bolivia	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.11 BOB311.53	$24.38 MX$485.87	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$339.61 BOB2,345.21	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+163.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$201.58 BOB1,392.05	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+170.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.25 BOB201.99	$30.31 MX$604.09	+3.6%
Average			+72.7%

Bolivia vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Bolivia	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$177.46 BOB1,225.51	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+114.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,275.34 BOB22,618.51	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	+157.3%
Average			+136.1%

Bolivia vs. Mexico City - Cost of childcare

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pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 BOB12.27	$2.73 MX$54.41	+53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.57 BOB17.77	$3.01 MX$59.91	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.60 BOB17.97	$3.92 MX$78.15	+50.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.68 BOB239.49	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	+54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.37 BOB43.99	$4.96 MX$98.93	-22.1%
Average			+30.8%

Bolivia vs. Mexico City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.0% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.88 BOB289.22	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40 BOB334.26	$41.06 MX$818.29	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.94 BOB427.75	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	+48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.65 BOB377.37	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	+68.2%
Average			+34.0%

Bolivia vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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