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
COP18,236.05
|
$8.83
MX$177.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,733.95
|
$7.25
MX$145.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,404.82
|
$1.11
MX$22.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,584.26
|
$0.84
MX$16.82
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,518.83
|
$2.35
MX$47.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,393.40
|
$3.62
MX$72.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,842.75
|
$5.17
MX$104.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,770.34
|
$2.18
MX$43.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,499.25
|
$3.12
MX$62.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,650.21
|
$1.08
MX$21.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,973.85
|
$0.57
MX$11.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,394.96
|
$0.71
MX$14.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,985.22
|
$0.70
MX$14.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,172.00
|
$0.81
MX$16.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,965.64
|
$0.73
MX$14.78
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,254.13
|
$4.48
MX$90.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP148,894.47
|
$26.30
MX$529.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,566,302.47
|
$19,957.31
MX$401,748.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,182.35
|
$15.63
MX$314.58
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,278.85
|
$26.71
MX$537.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,182,205.69
|
$486.26
MX$9,788.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,023,621.12
|
$362.30
MX$7,293.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP288,172.02
|
$44.69
MX$899.58
|
|
pay 1.5% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP827,393.86
|
$205.12
MX$4,129.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP18,940,933.19
|
$4,165.20
MX$83,847.13
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,007.59
|
$2.16
MX$43.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,094.10
|
$2.84
MX$57.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,081.60
|
$3.78
MX$76.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,447.58
|
$33.67
MX$677.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,856.87
|
$4.39
MX$88.38
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP225,755.52
|
$45.84
MX$922.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP165,886.52
|
$36.33
MX$731.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP354,145.19
|
$82.04
MX$1,651.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP299,816.79
|
$76.65
MX$1,542.93
|
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