Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 28.8% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 50.3% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,905.52
|
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP29,788.81
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,529.82
|
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,679.14
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,721.43
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,738.25
|
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP17,461.07
|
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP9,092.31
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,847.98
|
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,820.92
|
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,046.31
|
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,482.88
|
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,058.10
|
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,251.74
|
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,037.80
|
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,740.71
|
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP154,360.57
|
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP79,377,149.49
|
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP63,428.43
|
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP102,923.50
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,225,605.97
|
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,061,199.56
|
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP298,751.19
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
|
pay 1.5% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP857,768.55
|
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,636,279.11
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,191.42
|
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,317.82
|
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,414.99
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP101,025.01
|
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP16,439.00
|
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP234,043.29
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP171,976.43
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP367,146.31
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP310,823.45
|
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
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