Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 15.7% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
$5.23
COP23,092.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
$7.84
COP34,639.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
$0.88
COP3,868.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
$0.66
COP2,898.72
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
$1.45
COP6,414.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
$2.33
COP10,303.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
$5.25
COP23,212.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
$2.41
COP10,650.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
$2.51
COP11,078.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
$1.20
COP5,306.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
$0.56
COP2,489.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
$0.60
COP2,661.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
$0.66
COP2,911.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
$0.48
COP2,136.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
$0.51
COP2,235.39
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
$3.81
COP16,846.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
$39.20
COP173,195.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
$16,985.30
COP75,051,242.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
$14.23
COP62,881.40
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
$27.89
COP123,246.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
$462.40
COP2,043,171.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
$318.00
COP1,405,136.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
$80.89
COP357,425.14
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
$232.36
COP1,026,692.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
$7,463.73
COP32,979,248.10
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
$1.18
COP5,195.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
$1.63
COP7,202.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
$2.35
COP10,391.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
$23.52
COP103,932.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
$5.23
COP23,092.69
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
$56.58
COP250,009.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
$44.12
COP194,940.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
$89.61
COP395,939.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
$77.11
COP340,703.26
|
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