Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 6.2% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
|
pay 86.5% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
|
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